tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post7391103251208787335..comments2024-03-29T05:03:05.347+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Black Like MeJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-76358492191326479882010-06-23T16:31:46.589+03:002010-06-23T16:31:46.589+03:00Carol, great to have you drop in! I sent you anot...Carol, great to have you drop in! I sent you another invite so that you can contribute posts as well. It might end up in your spam box.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-73422659639641869092010-06-22T22:44:32.816+03:002010-06-22T22:44:32.816+03:00WELCOME CAROL!WELCOME CAROL!avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-75710551382197104212010-06-22T21:44:20.074+03:002010-06-22T21:44:20.074+03:00I believe that John Howard Griffin spent some time...I believe that John Howard Griffin spent some time darkening up in the home of Decherd Turner, librarian at Perkins School of Theology at SMU. A safe haven. Some few people were fortunate enough to have some small social encounters which, in those days, were always serious - we were dedicated to "doing the right thing," which included trying to integrate the lunch counter at the drug Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818522346723485679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-38482885430803173342010-05-31T08:21:54.429+03:002010-05-31T08:21:54.429+03:00I read the book in 7th grade the first time in 196...I read the book in 7th grade the first time in 1967.One of the nuns at school pushed it on me and even at 12 it made a very lasting impression.Only read it once since then in college but I imagine it holds up.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-32961100487682381802010-05-30T18:56:12.210+03:002010-05-30T18:56:12.210+03:00It took a lot of guts to do what Griffin did at th...It took a lot of guts to do what Griffin did at the time. I find it very sad how out of touch with reality most white persons are in America. They seem to think minorities are living off their taxes. It was no better in Boston or Chicago or even New York during the Civil Rights era. It just wasn't as clearly delineated.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-972235759358191582010-05-29T18:03:49.782+03:002010-05-29T18:03:49.782+03:00A movie was made about it in 1964 but it bombed. ...A movie was made about it in 1964 but it bombed. Just a couple of years later as the Civil Rights movement snowballed in sized and strength, its message became more palatable for a lot of people. This is how the book and movie became more popular. Thereafter, it became must reading in schools. <br /><br />It's just too bad that this wasn't done in the northern cities as the experience Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com