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Porsha Stewart believes anti-slavery effort Underground Railroad was a real train
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 12/23/2013 11:44:00 PM PST by Impala64ssa

...sparking outrage among her Real Housewives Of Atlanta cast-mates

Her grandfather was famous civil rights leader Hosea Williams.

But Porsha Stewart appears embarrassingly ignorant about her country's history.

The 32-year-old reality star revealed that she thought the Underground Railroad was a real train on Sunday night's episode of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta.

Porsha and her cast-mates were seen going on a so-called Freedom Trail tour in Savannah, where they visited a church used as part of the Underground Railroad, the term given to the network of people who helped slaves escape from the South to the North during the 1800s.

The tour guide explained to the women that the holes in the floor of the church were used as ventilation for the people passing through a secret crawl space under the building.

Porsha then expressed her confusion, and betrayed her ignorance.

'Well there has to be an opening for the railroad at some point because somebody's driving the train,' Porsha replied, genuinely perplexed.

'It's not electric like what we have now,' she added as the tour guide laughed nervously.

'It wasn't a train, baby,' Phaedra Parks said as the other cast-members stood by in shock. 'That was just a euphemism, baby.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: atlanta; celebaholes; realhousewhores
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To: Impala64ssa

It isn’t important for africanhyphenamericans, or anyone else for that matter, to be properly educated about those people (black or white) and those times when the underground railroad existed. All that is important for africanhyphenamericans is that they be “educated” to fully understand that every white person is a racist oppressor and how to get freebies from the daddy government. All that is important for white kids is to be educated to constantly apologize for all the years they have personally oppressed the africanhyphenamericans.


21 posted on 12/24/2013 2:42:52 AM PST by RushLake (Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. (Emerson))
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To: GeronL

Don Cornelius was the conducter.


22 posted on 12/24/2013 2:45:40 AM PST by Salamander (Hey, Jack the Ripper, won't you come on over... hook me up to the power lines of your love...)
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To: Impala64ssa

Wasn’t the underground railroad an early subway system? duh.


23 posted on 12/24/2013 3:01:19 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Did the ancients know they were ancients? Or did they see themselves as presents?)
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To: Nailbiter

bflr


24 posted on 12/24/2013 3:03:34 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Impala64ssa

They are this ignorant, the show is completely scripted and to make the stereotype complete I believe the only one of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” that is actually married is the white woman (she hooked a stupid young Falcon’s player and he’s been a bust ever since).


25 posted on 12/24/2013 3:10:11 AM PST by Pan_Yan (Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
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To: Impala64ssa

Well, it may not be a real railroad, but it sure turned into the gravy train.


26 posted on 12/24/2013 4:00:03 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: GreenHornet

No, tell her that her name is a misspelling of the lead female character in Shakespeares’ “The Merchant of Venice”.

;^)


27 posted on 12/24/2013 4:16:11 AM PST by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Impala64ssa
'It wasn't a train, baby,' Phaedra Parks said as the other cast-members stood by in shock. 'That was just a euphemism, baby.'

I'm betting if Porsha doesn't know about the underground railroad, she's equally baffled by the word "euphemism". LOL.

28 posted on 12/24/2013 4:19:33 AM PST by Flick Lives (Got a problem with the government? Have a complaint. Get a free IRS audit!)
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To: Impala64ssa
In the immortal words of radio legend Don Imus:

"She sure didn't do that interview on her way home from a MENSA meeting."

29 posted on 12/24/2013 4:21:20 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: Impala64ssa

Wait a minute —

Do you mean to tell me that there was no subway running from Atlanta to New York???


30 posted on 12/24/2013 4:26:54 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Impala64ssa

It wasn't a real train? Say what girl!

31 posted on 12/24/2013 4:36:19 AM PST by McGruff (How's that Hopey Changey thingy workin out for ya?)
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To: GreenHornet
I want to know where Lambergineesha got her name.
32 posted on 12/24/2013 4:39:16 AM PST by Mmmike
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To: GeronL; South40; Impala64ssa

That’s right - the Atlanta Housewives. She just got a divorce from Kordell Stewart (former Pittsburg Steeler quarterback). He initiated the divorce.


33 posted on 12/24/2013 4:55:25 AM PST by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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To: Impala64ssa

And her parents didn’t even know how to spell “Portia.”


34 posted on 12/24/2013 4:55:32 AM PST by La Lydia
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To: Impala64ssa
It was the Soul Train of course...
35 posted on 12/24/2013 4:58:05 AM PST by ßuddaßudd (>> F U B O << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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To: Impala64ssa

MO also made a comment about her great grand parents riding that underground train.


36 posted on 12/24/2013 4:58:33 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Impala64ssa

Here is a good short video of the Underground Railroad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqf7-amGpQ8


37 posted on 12/24/2013 5:38:01 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: South40

I guess I am stupid because I have no idea who Porsha Stewart is or why we should care.


I’m proud to join you in ignorance.


38 posted on 12/24/2013 5:43:29 AM PST by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: ETL

Thank God Almighty... Free at last!


39 posted on 12/24/2013 6:43:01 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: Salamander
Laughing so hard I think I peed a little.... the Sooooooooul Train!


40 posted on 12/24/2013 6:49:48 AM PST by Rodamala
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