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Post by captaggie on Jan 31, 2020 23:16:46 GMT -5
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 1, 2020 9:21:11 GMT -5
I honestly can't even imagine the anxiety that would've caused doing something during that time.
Heroes, plain and simple.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Feb 1, 2020 19:46:32 GMT -5
Anxiety...we talking terror! I realize racism in North Carolina back then was a bit more passive than the fire hose, police dog, Gestapo tactics of the deep south but it still was racism! And the fact these four young men really had no idea what would happen to them for defying Jim Crow laws shows either true bravery or craziness. And to be honest, a lot of local Black folks thought they were crazy!
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Post by lobengula on Feb 2, 2020 2:31:01 GMT -5
Anxiety...we talking terror! I realize racism in North Carolina back then was a bit more passive than the fire hose, police dog, Gestapo tactics of the deep south but it still was racism! And the fact these four young men really had no idea what would happen to them for defying Jim Crow laws shows either true bravery or craziness. And to be honest, a lot of local Black folks thought they were crazy! . Most of these folks opposed those students but were the first in line to reap the benefits of those students sacrifice and became gate keepers of the system and remain so today |
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Post by DOOMS on Feb 2, 2020 9:46:39 GMT -5
True story: my father was a freshman at T fresh off the farm in 1956. He ended up dropping out and joining the navy after a year. I asked him if he’d stayed at T would he have joined in the sit-ins. He said hell no lol.
When he went to the navy he went to basic and was immediately assigned to lead the recruits because he’s been in rotc and knew the commands. One white recruit said he refused to listen to any “n-word” and wasn’t going to do what pop told him to do. The drill sergeant told pop either you kick his a$$ or I’ll kick yours. One a$$ kicking later and pop had gained more confidence leading than he ever had in his life.
After his four years pop went to Fayetteville State and the sit-ins were in full swing. They asked him to come along since he was older and was one of the few on campus with a car. He decided to take charge and took the non-violence right out of it. He told them he was a man and a vet and he wasn’t taking any sheeet from no peckerwoods.
They never let him come back.
From one extreme to the other.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Feb 2, 2020 19:19:19 GMT -5
True story: my father was a freshman at T fresh off the farm in 1956. He ended up dropping out and joining the navy after a year. I asked him if he’d stayed at T would he have joined in the sit-ins. He said hell no lol. When he went to the navy he went to basic and was immediately assigned to lead the recruits because he’s been in rotc and knew the commands. One white recruit said he refused to listen to any “n-word” and wasn’t going to do what pop told him to do. The drill sergeant told pop either you kick his a$$ or I’ll kick yours. One a$$ kicking later and pop had gained more confidence leading than he ever had in his life. After his four years pop went to Fayetteville State and the sit-ins were in full swing. They asked him to come along since he was older and was one of the few on campus with a car. He decided to take charge and took the non-violence right out of it. He told them he was a man and a vet and he wasn’t taking any sheeet from no peckerwoods. They never let him come back. From one extreme to the other.  It's fun to hear all of the close calls and challenges we had to endure but back then it was serious business. |
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It's fun to hear all of the close calls and challenges we had to endure but back then it was serious business. 