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Regarding my trip through the south ... (Original Post)
marble falls
Oct 2024
OP
Fabulose-o! Just What I Needed to Get My Head Out of the World's Miseries for a Few Minutes!
The Roux Comes First
Oct 2024
#1
Cool. Thanks. You should drive through Milledgeville, Ga., where Oliver Hardy lived for awhile.
Silent Type
Oct 2024
#2
Way cool. I just loved the innocent amost childlike demeanor they projected. The last time I went through ...
marble falls
Oct 2024
#3
Yep, I too remember the segregated water fountains, restrooms, employement ads that said, "only caucasins
Silent Type
Oct 2024
#4
There are several of these with them dancing to different songs..here's another..
NowsTheTime
Oct 2024
#5
Chill Willis sings in this scene. Nice clip. The song is apt for my trip, too. Thanks!
marble falls
Oct 2024
#6
The Roux Comes First
(1,624 posts)1. Fabulose-o! Just What I Needed to Get My Head Out of the World's Miseries for a Few Minutes!
Silent Type
(8,496 posts)2. Cool. Thanks. You should drive through Milledgeville, Ga., where Oliver Hardy lived for awhile.
marble falls
(63,500 posts)3. Way cool. I just loved the innocent amost childlike demeanor they projected. The last time I went through ...
... Georgia last in '62. Saw my first 'colored drinking water only' and first chain gang. It made an impression and was one of my sparks: a kid who just could not get the "why" of it.
Georgia is on my list, NC and SC, also. Changes have been and are being made, too slow to be sure, but there is movement.
Silent Type
(8,496 posts)4. Yep, I too remember the segregated water fountains, restrooms, employement ads that said, "only caucasins
need apply."
NowsTheTime
(1,007 posts)5. There are several of these with them dancing to different songs..here's another..
marble falls
(63,500 posts)6. Chill Willis sings in this scene. Nice clip. The song is apt for my trip, too. Thanks!
NowsTheTime
(1,007 posts)7. Appreciate all your posts!