Why African Americans Left the South in Droves (2024)

Name: Why African Americans Left the South in Droves (2024)
Uploaded: 2024-02-11T16:36:17
Duration: 8 min
Description: "What's it like living with a bunch of slow-talking, gun-toting, Bible-thumping racists?" My friends didn't use those precise words, but it's what they were thinking. It's not entirely their fault. Most of what they know about the place comes from TV and movies. Think Hee-Haw meets Mississippi Burning meets A Time to Kill meets The Help and you get the picture.

"What's it like living with a bunch of slow-talking, gun-toting, Bible-thumping racists?" My friends didn't use those precise words, but it's what they were thinking. It's not entirely their fault. Most of what they know about the place comes from TV and movies. Think Hee-Haw meets Mississippi Burning meets A Time to Kill meets The Help and you get the picture.

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