Good Morning POU. Down South if you do anything that's wrong, They'll sure put you down on Parchman Farm.They'll put you under a man named Captain Jack; He'll write his name all up and down your back.--Son House "Parchman Farm Blues" I think God intended the niggers to be slaves. Now since man has deranged God's plan, I think the best we can do is keep 'em as near to a … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
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Wednesday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Good Morning POU. Today we take a look at the lives of children under Jim Crow. I remember the first time my cousin pointed out that in all of the photographs of our grandparents and elder relatives, they never smiled. EVER. From that moment on, I've always been drawn to their pictures and would become emotional just looking at them, because there is no smile at all. As if … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Tuesday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Good Morning POU. We continue to look at the caste system codified in law, known as Jim Crow. In 1896, In the seminal case of Plessy v. Ferguson, The Supreme Court sided with the South and ruled in an eight-to-one vote, that "equal but separate accommodations were constitutional. That ruling would stand for the next sixty years. Now with a new century approaching, blacks … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Monday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Good Morning POU! This week's topic will take a look at the very real, very violent, very evil system of Jim Crow. I will not hold back, now is not the time to turn away from what was and IS still the cancerous effects of legalized and horrific torture of a people. Jim Crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily, but not exclusively in southern and … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Thursday Open Thread: The History Of Black Jockeys
The history of Thoroughbred horse racing in America is rich with the legacy of black jockeys. There was a time when riding a racehorse was almost exclusively a black occupation. It began with plantation owners using lightweight slave boys to race their horses against rival owners. Some slaves were tied to horses to keep them from falling off, resulting in injury and … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: The History Of Black Jockeys