tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878320333249702950.post5091598308510788183..comments2024-03-08T00:16:57.606-08:00Comments on Vintage Girl 901: Second Row, Piano Side: The HelpWhite Lace and Promiseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17597921659943106119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878320333249702950.post-25645009107616114962012-04-27T22:42:51.077-07:002012-04-27T22:42:51.077-07:00The first church my father ever pastored was a bla...The first church my father ever pastored was a black church in Pasadena. While in Cali last month my sister and brother visited it with me...<br /><br />I remember only a few things...scooting down the altar while my daddy was preachin' because I'd run away from the black lady caring for me....<br /><br />Great post~thought provoking!<br /><br />xoRebeccaRebecca Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662129266792835433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878320333249702950.post-86879310773448865422012-04-27T19:34:26.632-07:002012-04-27T19:34:26.632-07:00Katherine,
I appreciate your knowlege of our hist...Katherine, <br />I appreciate your knowlege of our history. I simply write from my heart and this post was written from the perspective of a child growing up in the late 60's and 70's-not to disrespect those who fought and died for their rights.White Lace and Promiseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597921659943106119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878320333249702950.post-32027450733270385932012-04-27T05:23:51.354-07:002012-04-27T05:23:51.354-07:00This is a touching story of what a family really i...This is a touching story of what a family really is-much more than just blood ties and marriages.<br /><br />I have to take issue with your statement that racial tensions began to rise in the early 70s.<br /><br />Emmitt Till, a 14 year old boy, was murdered in a gruesome act in Mississippi in 1955. In 1964 three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney,and Michael Schwerner were also murdered in Mississippi in June 1964. Their murderer was not tried and convicted until 41 years later. The March for Freedom and Jobs (also called the Civil Rights March) on Washington, DC in August 1963 was the largest demonstration in our country's capital. The Selma to Montgomery March stretched over three bloody weeks in March 1965. <br /><br />Segregation academies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregation_academies) began to open beginning in the 1950s as a result of Brown v Board of Education. These schools were begun so that white parents could send their children to school where racial diversity would not be an issue. <br /><br />Segregation academies were begun in Washington County in 1969 as it became clear to white parents that public schools would have to desegregate. You may already know that my mother-in-law was among teachers who integrated the year before students did, and reflects the values which permeated my husband's upbringing. <br /><br />We still have deep racial divides in our country, and especially in the South. We have so much to work towards to remove barriers which result in our children being hungry, our seniors choosing between their medicines and paying the rent, and people who are judged by the color of their skin. I want to be part of that change and work on it every day, often in small ways, which, in the end, are the way we make progress in our country.Katherine Helms Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11947351507648930123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5878320333249702950.post-20964266737502256322012-04-26T18:52:29.903-07:002012-04-26T18:52:29.903-07:00Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. B...Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. BonnieBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.com