Connie's Corner

Life History

Yesterday, at my Life History Group Meeting, one of our members wrote about prejudice during her life, how things have changed and how they have not changed. We had 12 members present and I think some of them were uncomfortable. One member even spoke up after, saying she was raised in the south, had always been a southerner, and of course had different views on things. I talked with her when the meeting ended. She had complained of her knee giving out at inopportune times during our last meeting and I wondered it she was feeling any better (she's 83). But she wanted to know how I felt about the prejudice story. Actually she wanted to give me her views since I hardly got a word in. She told me about a Halloween when she was 6 or 7 and their maid (black) had helped her dress up as Aunt Jemima. She insisted the maid had as good a time as she did, laughing as she applied the blacking to her face and enjoying dressing her in Aunt Jemima clothing. She saw absolutely nothing wrong with it then and nothing wrong with it now. Tolerance is a big word.

until next time...c