nodropinufaka
Well-Known Member
That was three generations ago. No matter what side of the argument anyone is on (and most people appreciate a lot of details from both "sides" of the argument), that's a pretty long time ago. People with living memory of it are retired now and people who were of voting age, then, are in their eighties and nineties now. It's like people who entered adulthood in the post-9/11 era trying to relate to the Great Depression.
In terms of living memory and oral traditions that get passed down, that's really distant.
Not trying to refute your points, just offering an explanation why it's confusing to a lot of people.
I see what you are saying.
I was more or less trying to show that some black individuals approaching middle age now had parents alive when they were being segregated.