When I was in grade school in Montgomery Alabama, there were "White" and "Colored" drinking fountains. Exactly the same, but separate. White and Black kids swam in the pool on different days; same pool. I was too young to think anything about it. I rode to school on the bus with a Black girl whose Mom made homemade cookies; I had store bought Oreos, fig Newtons, shortbread. We'd trade from our lunch boxes. Her pals were envious because she had store bought. I was happy to have better cookies.
My parents were in the service and we always lived in on base housing so integration was the norm for our family. Once as a kid I went to visit my grandparents in Tuscaloosa. I went downtown with my grandmother and came upon a water fountain marked colored, I thought like red or blue water would come out, I was very disappointed.
errorblankfield on July 14th, 2026 at 02:02 UTC »
What's wrong?Â
As a black guy I would totally buy one of those signs. We actually buy these kinda things the most.
It's important to remember.
Atomic-Squirrel666 on July 14th, 2026 at 02:25 UTC »
When I was in grade school in Montgomery Alabama, there were "White" and "Colored" drinking fountains. Exactly the same, but separate. White and Black kids swam in the pool on different days; same pool. I was too young to think anything about it. I rode to school on the bus with a Black girl whose Mom made homemade cookies; I had store bought Oreos, fig Newtons, shortbread. We'd trade from our lunch boxes. Her pals were envious because she had store bought. I was happy to have better cookies.
Live-Dig-2809 on July 14th, 2026 at 02:44 UTC »
My parents were in the service and we always lived in on base housing so integration was the norm for our family. Once as a kid I went to visit my grandparents in Tuscaloosa. I went downtown with my grandmother and came upon a water fountain marked colored, I thought like red or blue water would come out, I was very disappointed.