Archive of photos from Civil Rights Era found

[the Talking Can]

...and published for the first time in the Birmingham News.

Amazing photos...worth a look.

HERE...




"August 1963: An anti-Semitic demonstrator marches on 22nd St. in Birmingham."



"April 19, 1956: During sentencing for the 1956 beating of entertainer Nat “King” Cole at Municipal Auditorium, Jesse Mabry, E.L. Vinson, Mike Fox and Orliss Clevenger cover their faces inside a Birmingham courtroom."

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

i read the thread.
see your last statement is where i have a bone to pick. Having spent time and known many peoples from the deep south its comments like "trailerpark" that makes me wonder if you say that because its what youve been told to say or because you know from experince.

They have trailer parks in Iowa too you know.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by jspchief

They have trailer parks in Iowa too you know.

and i see more ignorant misguided people from the north flying the battle standard for the reasons you stated than people in the south.

atleast they(southerners) could give you some kinda argument other than ' i hate ******s"

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

and i see more ignorant misguided people from the north flying the battle standard for the reasons you stated than people in the south.

atleast they could give you some kinda argument other than ' i hate ******s"

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

The confederate flag has become the standard for trash and methamphetamine all over the United States.

If southerners want to cling to it, that's their right. But at best it's representative of an era they should be ashamed of, and at worst it's a symbol of white poverty and ignorance.

Keep waiving your flag. Just don't act suprised by the picture it paints.

[MOhillbilly]

Originally Posted by jspchief

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

The confederate flag has become the standard for trash and methamphetamine all over the United States.

If southerners want to cling to it, that's their right. But at best it's representative of an era they should be ashamed of, and at worst it's a symbol of white poverty and ignorance.

Keep waiving your flag. Just don't act suprised by the picture it paints.

FTR its not my flag.
and the point is that it is mostly a perception that the flag is racist and only racist from the northern perspective.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

FTR its not my flag.
and the point is that it is mostly a perception that the flag is racist and only racist from the northern perspective.

And my point is that when it comes to symbolism (such as a flag) perception is every bit as important as intent, and often more.

That flag represents an era of the south that was deeply soaked in racism. As such, many people will always associate the flag with the ideals of that era.