Comments on: Thriller Thursday: Mississippi Burning

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:45:58 +0000

JulieI'm really glad to hear that. I think class discrimination is an issue all over the country. We definitely have it here. Yes we have. Hopefully we'll continue to close the gap. Thanks for commenting!

By: Julie Glover

Julie Glover — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:24:59 +0000

I have lived in Texas all but 2 1/2 years of my life, and instinences of racism have thankfully been the exception rather than the rule. I see more class discrimination than I do distinctions based on race, although there are still people who consider others inferior or unwelcome based on skin color. The story you related is a reminder of the horror of racism, and I am thankful that we have come a long way but of course we can go further.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 06:01:09 +0000

BarbaraYou're welcome. The four little girls is an even sadder story. So unfair. Racism is an American legacy, and I think it comes from fear of the unknown. For whatever reason it seems to be natural to be put off by people who seem different, and some react with cruelty while others brush it off and accept the difference.Thanks for commenting!

By: Barbara McDowell

Barbara McDowell — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:24:27 +0000

Thanks for posting this Stacy. Both of my parents are from South Carolina so, growing up as little black girl, they made it a point to school me in the "ways of the world." At an early age, I knew the tragic stories of these three, of the four little girls killed in a church bombing, of Emmett Till. I live way up north in Ohio and the reality is, as another commenter said, that racism will always exist to some degree. It is a sad American legacy. Sometimes it is as obvious as someone hating a minority on first sight or a running undercurrent where a person is reacting based on learned stereotypes. That said, it isn't how we have to live in the world. I approach life and the people I meet with the expectation that they don't have these feelings and am blessed to be mostly right. 🙂

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:01:36 +0000

I couldn't agree more, Tiffany. We have come a long way to go, but as long as there's humankind, there will be prejudice.Thanks!

By: tiffanyawhite

tiffanyawhite — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:53:23 +0000

Personally, I think our country has come a long way over the decades, but there is still extreme racism in our country – especially the south.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:51:58 +0000

StacyI can't imagine living in that environment, especially in South Africa. It's amazing how different things are over there. I pray those people move forward as most of our country did.You're welcome, and thanks for commenting.

By: Stacy S. Jensen

Stacy S. Jensen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:05:53 +0000

I'm a Georgia native. These stories still give me the chills. It's hard to imagine people still hold the values and ideas of those killers. Today, I see more racism along the lines of hispanic immigrants. Several years ago when I traveled to Africa for a safari, I spent several days in South Africa. The post-apartheid world continues to form there. Racism seems very fresh and painful. Shocking stories there as well. Thanks for sharing this story in all its ugliness. It's difficult to remember these stories, but we shouldn't forget them.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:58:03 +0000

Sue AnnYou're right. That is something we learn at a young age. I like your analogy of learning to widen the "like me" group – that's very true. Thanks!DonnaLOL, your husband is a Yankee, huh. I know a lot of small towns in the south are still behind the times, in both good and bad ways. Thanks for commenting!

By: Donna Galanti

Donna Galanti — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:42:37 +0000

Fascinating and tragic post – of another time, yet sadly not all gone. My family is all southern and I know they wish I married a "good southern boy" as we're all corrupt here in the North – but history makes me wonder. The mentality when I visit the south boggles me whenever I go – it's like they are still stuck in the Civil War. Lines are still being drawn. Sad.