tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post4095339875965193863..comments2024-03-23T13:37:38.462-05:00Comments on Between the Gate Posts: Mary Wears a HatLindaRehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-82980443465894433532016-08-18T15:30:31.999-05:002016-08-18T15:30:31.999-05:00If her beauty parlor was like the ones I patron, s...If her beauty parlor was like the ones I patron, she probably had interesting stories and gave thoughtful advice.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-2908152670070745092016-08-18T15:27:39.197-05:002016-08-18T15:27:39.197-05:00Cousin was speaking of what he knew, Pullman build...Cousin was speaking of what he knew, Pullman building houses. I was not aware of Pullman building houses nor a town until you and Cousin shared. It is an interesting topic I intend to follow up with a little research since there are a couple of Pullman Porters in the family.<br /><br />Racism, sexism, ageism, all the isms are part of our American culture and throughout the world. You and I are in agreement, some people did and do allow others beliefs to define them. When I said "We" I was speaking of my immediate family members and those who had influence in my life. <br /><br />I don't remember anyone in my life who had the attitude the preacher who shared with your father, not one. Yes, I believe people like preacher exists. <br /><br />I plan to re-enter college in January. A sixty year old woman in school, foolish waste of money. I have no intentions of folks with ageism issues to determine the path for my life.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-7128006437320778562016-08-18T12:58:54.826-05:002016-08-18T12:58:54.826-05:00Pullman did more than build houses; he built a tow...Pullman did more than build houses; he built a town based upon what he thought a town should be, that is he was a bit of benevolent despot. It has been a few years, but I saw a PBS documentary about his town that portrayed it as less than the paradise he intended.<br /><br />“We never allowed the racist's beliefs to define us.”<br /><br />If I may be so bold, I think it possible that some people did, and some didn’t. Like the preacher who told my father that my father was smarter because he was white. Or, maybe, like Booker T. Washington. I’m getting old, and I know that society is delegating me to a lesser category because of my age, but I can’t tell you the extent to which that influences my opinion of myself, and if I can’t know this, then how can you?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-2402776772587227272016-08-17T13:42:12.077-05:002016-08-17T13:42:12.077-05:00I like this picture of Mary and the way she carrie...I like this picture of Mary and the way she carries herself. Makes me wish I could have a conversation with her. I bet she had her share of stories since she worked as a beauty operator.Andrea Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711352023496985469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-17620230340545696412016-08-15T18:57:38.164-05:002016-08-15T18:57:38.164-05:00Just the other night a cousin told me that Pullman...Just the other night a cousin told me that Pullman built houses for his workers. The cousin's uncle, who was a Pullman Porter, lived in one of those houses, when he moved from Georgia to the Chicago area.<br /><br />James Baldwin said <i>If I am not what you say I am then you are not who you think you are</i>.<br /><br />We never allowed the racist's beliefs to define us. Yes, you get on with life but you also fight for the system to change. The Jim Crow laws that crumbled in the 60s didn't happen overnight. <br />LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-70882618542120286502016-08-15T11:56:41.732-05:002016-08-15T11:56:41.732-05:00Your photos of your family invariably depict them ...Your photos of your family invariably depict them as engaging, attractive, and dignified people. How they avoided feeling beaten down, I have no idea. Maybe when you live under Jim Crow, you take it for granted that that’s how things are, and you get on with your life better than someone who was suddenly thrust into a racist society.<br /><br />I know that Pullman built a town for his workers, but I have no idea if black people were allowed there. Would you happen to know?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-84495967602469974612016-08-14T10:57:17.145-05:002016-08-14T10:57:17.145-05:00I am amazed at the number of my folks missing from...I am amazed at the number of my folks missing from the old home place in the 1930 census, those children and grandchildren of former slaves. Some first went to the Mississippi Delta but left after they discovered farming in the delta had the same results as back home, you almost starved to death. Some settled in Memphis, Little Rock, Atlanta, New Orleans, others kept moving until they reached the North or the West. LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-38571378643780034762016-08-14T10:48:26.462-05:002016-08-14T10:48:26.462-05:00Thanks Kristin. Census records and help from a cou...Thanks Kristin. Census records and help from a cousin can help to roundup a life.LindaRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968656842601664293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-56096484479790901282016-08-14T10:28:04.852-05:002016-08-14T10:28:04.852-05:00In working on a piece of research, I recently lear...In working on a piece of research, I recently learned that nearly 50% of African Americans born in MIssissippi between 1905-1925 migrated to the north, and 15% to other states in the south.Suzassippihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684211841308097391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334949877564338451.post-82132127101272452432016-08-13T20:41:04.241-05:002016-08-13T20:41:04.241-05:00Mary is definitely wearing that hat. I like the ro...Mary is definitely wearing that hat. I like the roundup of her life.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com