To: silverleaf
I was thinking the same thing. Negro was the word used back then. I don’t remember what year it changed to black. Maybe late 60’s? Early 70’s?
34 posted on
04/23/2011 4:54:29 PM PDT by
MsLady
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To: MsLady
You are correct; "Negro" went out of favor to be replaced by "Black" from late 60s to early 70s (it didn't happen all at once).
177 posted on
04/23/2011 9:07:36 PM PDT by
sionnsar
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