As a Georgia native maybe three generations removed from a William Faulkner novel, this is the tale of a time when very little other than skin color separated poor sharecropping whites and blacks. In time, each saw the other as a barrier to economic advancement despite the personal connections between them.
Though those emotional connections remained, societal pressures demanded that they be minimized, forgotten, and disavowed. After all, the ranks of the Klan were filled by poor whites who felt disenfranchised and looking for any reason to receive the fruits of a Lost Cause. Time period—1870s-1920s.
As a Georgia native maybe three generations removed from a William Faulkner novel, this is the tale of a time when very little other than skin color separated poor sharecropping whites and blacks. In time, each saw the other as a barrier to economic advancement despite the personal connections between them.
Though those emotional connections remained, societal pressures demanded that they be minimized, forgotten, and disavowed. After all, the ranks of the Klan were filled by poor whites who felt disenfranchised and looking for any reason to receive the fruits of a Lost Cause. Time period—1870s-1920s.
@GeorgiaWill that's an impressive comment my friend. It makes me feel that we could have a 2 hour talk on the subject and I would learn something.
@GeorgiaWill that's an impressive comment my friend. It makes me feel that we could have a 2 hour talk on the subject and I would learn something.