[rebelyell]

White, Southern men STILL take care of their families....be they black or white. Strom was a good man (I knew him personally) and his son (a friend of mine) is a good man, too. There is nothing outdated about looking after your own.

[JudyB1938]

I didn't make myself clear, I guess. The way I understand it, it was common for rich white men to have two families at the same time - a white wife and a black mistress. I used to have a friend whose white father maintained two households like that. The white family was on top of the hill somewhere in Oklahoma, and the black family was at the bottom of the hill. So, I am basing my remarks mostly on what my friend told me. Heavens forbid ... I CERTAINLY didn't mean to infer that Southern men have lost their sense of duty.