At Home in Mississippi
Viewing comments for Chapter 30 "Friends Come in all Colors"Growing up in the 40 and 50 in MIssissippi
19 total reviews
Comment from joann r romei
You wrote this very honestly, and I feel for the racism that the African community experienced for centuries in this country, to bad they didn't stay longer in the neighborhood,
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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You wrote this very honestly, and I feel for the racism that the African community experienced for centuries in this country, to bad they didn't stay longer in the neighborhood,
Comment Written 11-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 12-Jul-2024
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Thank you Joann. I'm appreciate the review and comments.
Beth
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Humans are all God's children, and he created us all equal. And no matter the race, there are good and bad in all. Thank you for sharing this very real story with us. I enjoyed reading.
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2024
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Humans are all God's children, and he created us all equal. And no matter the race, there are good and bad in all. Thank you for sharing this very real story with us. I enjoyed reading.
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2024
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Thank you Barbara. This is true. In Mississippi there was a lot of distrust on both sides because we didn't really know each other. Now there is still a lot of distrust because some many people ar4 trying to scam everyone but in has nothing to do with the color of their sikin.
Comment from Ulla
Absolutely, not everyone nis someone you can trust and that has nothing to do withe colour of your skin. I can totally understand how it must have been back then and in a southern state. So very well written, Beth. Thanks a lot for sharing. Ulla xcx
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2024
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Absolutely, not everyone nis someone you can trust and that has nothing to do withe colour of your skin. I can totally understand how it must have been back then and in a southern state. So very well written, Beth. Thanks a lot for sharing. Ulla xcx
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 21-Jul-2024
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Thank you Ulla. I appreciate you comments. I think back then we were much trusting of others than we are now. There are too many people working for scammers these day. I don't any stranger that calls my phone.
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I agree with you. If I don't answer numbers I don't recognise. Too dangerous these days. Xx
Comment from davisr (Rhonda)
Hi Beth,
I love your memory of the black girls and the friendship you were able to strike up with them. It's a shame they weren't able to stay and become even closer to you. Hopefully they were able to learn some tolerance as well from their association with you. It looks like your mother grew from the experience as well.
Thank you for sharing a timely message,
Rhonda
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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Hi Beth,
I love your memory of the black girls and the friendship you were able to strike up with them. It's a shame they weren't able to stay and become even closer to you. Hopefully they were able to learn some tolerance as well from their association with you. It looks like your mother grew from the experience as well.
Thank you for sharing a timely message,
Rhonda
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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Thank you Rhonda, I appreciate your comments. I have a lot of black friends now at the YMCA. We don't see the color so much any more but I'm in Tennessee. I hope Mississippi has changed some as well.
Comment from patcelaw
This is a very well written chapter for your book and I wish you a very much success with your book. It is true that our friends do come in all colors all sizes all shapes all beliefs and we still call them friends. Patricia.
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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This is a very well written chapter for your book and I wish you a very much success with your book. It is true that our friends do come in all colors all sizes all shapes all beliefs and we still call them friends. Patricia.
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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Thank you Patricia. I'm glad you liked this chapter. Thanks for the review and comments.
Beth
Comment from royowen
Yes, you're right, my mother and father weren't overtly prejudiced, but there was that hint of it every now and, I remember my parents best friends from England were Jewish, and overheard mum say, you know what Jews are like, innocently I thought, no, what are they like? They seemed perfectly normal to me, well done Beth, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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Yes, you're right, my mother and father weren't overtly prejudiced, but there was that hint of it every now and, I remember my parents best friends from England were Jewish, and overheard mum say, you know what Jews are like, innocently I thought, no, what are they like? They seemed perfectly normal to me, well done Beth, blessings Roy
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 20-Jul-2024
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Thank you Roy. My dad had a Jewish boss who he really liked but he still though all Jews were money hungry.
Beth
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Just prosperous, God has blessed them.
Comment from Pam Lonsdale
I don't fault your mother one bit - my mother would have done the same thing in the 60s and 70s, despite the fact that she "didn't have a racist bone in her body". She and my dad used to start a sentence, "I have nothing against colored people, but . . ."
Another interesting chapter that looks at life in rural Mississippi; I wonder if it's that much different today.
xo
Pam
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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I don't fault your mother one bit - my mother would have done the same thing in the 60s and 70s, despite the fact that she "didn't have a racist bone in her body". She and my dad used to start a sentence, "I have nothing against colored people, but . . ."
Another interesting chapter that looks at life in rural Mississippi; I wonder if it's that much different today.
xo
Pam
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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Thank you Pam. It is funny how they like to deny they had feeling against the other races.
Beth
Comment from Wendy G
I thought your second last paragraph was so very true. We fear peple when we don't know them. How delightful that you made friends with these little girls and played with them. Blind prejudice is a horrid thing. Looking forward to more.
Wendy
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2024
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I thought your second last paragraph was so very true. We fear peple when we don't know them. How delightful that you made friends with these little girls and played with them. Blind prejudice is a horrid thing. Looking forward to more.
Wendy
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2024
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Thank you Wendy. I appreciate your comments on this story.
Beth
Comment from lyenochka
This is why I think your book is so important. Most of the country is prejudiced against Mississippi because of the well known racism in books and movies. But nothing kept you from being friendly to those girls. I smiled at your mother's reaction because idealists need to be tested with reality. My mother-in-law was very proud of not being prejudiced but she was really hesitant to introduce me to her neighbors as her future daughter-in-law. Your mom reminds me of her. Loved this post. Virtual six!
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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This is why I think your book is so important. Most of the country is prejudiced against Mississippi because of the well known racism in books and movies. But nothing kept you from being friendly to those girls. I smiled at your mother's reaction because idealists need to be tested with reality. My mother-in-law was very proud of not being prejudiced but she was really hesitant to introduce me to her neighbors as her future daughter-in-law. Your mom reminds me of her. Loved this post. Virtual six!
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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Think you Helen. Not everyone in Mississippi thought alike when it came to the black race, but a lot of people couldn't get past the fact they had been slaves and considered a lot like animals that could be owned. Race hatred went in both direction. They didn't like feeling second class and were afraid of the white people.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Ignorance and lack of education is at fault here and when I was growing up, I heard all sorts of nonsensical stories about black people. The integration of all races still has a long way to go before we live at peace with each other. I enjoyed your recollections here Beth, there is such innocence in children and if only we could all play together like that without being prejudiced, the world would be a better place to live, a fine post, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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Ignorance and lack of education is at fault here and when I was growing up, I heard all sorts of nonsensical stories about black people. The integration of all races still has a long way to go before we live at peace with each other. I enjoyed your recollections here Beth, there is such innocence in children and if only we could all play together like that without being prejudiced, the world would be a better place to live, a fine post, love Dolly x
Comment Written 10-Jul-2024
reply by the author on 18-Jul-2024
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Thank you Dolly. To they seem like fun kids to play with and I couldn't understand why others didn't see them the same way, but such was the culture in the south at the time.
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I hope opinions have changed since Beth x x x