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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaw a great documentary tonight from PBS
Exposing the Myth of Southern Charm
Being in Mobile, a lot of it rang familiar. The Lost Cause still lives and breathes here.
The documentary is especially salient in light of the last couple of weeks of news.
moonscape
(5,796 posts)didnt find this in my recordings or as upcoming on my PBS station.
As a former Southerner, definitely want to watch!
Roy Rolling
(7,716 posts)Ill look it up. I was thinking about when I was a kid in the 1960s South and how racists made life difficult for everyone in their crusade to oppress others. And by others I mean non-MAGA, non-violent, unconvinced, ordinary Americans and immigrants.
I gotta say, in my seventh decade, Nazis are always just one generation15 to 20 yearsaway from taking power. If society lets them. Dont let them, we must always be on guard.
Like weeds, roaches, and infectious diseases they will multiply and take over if left uncontrolled.
littlemissmartypants
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(29,813 posts)llmart
(17,729 posts)I'm a passport member but I hadn't heard about this one. I will definitely watch it as I'm a "Yankee" who lived in the South for ten years. I saw right through some of their revisionist histories, especially when it came to Southern women and racism.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,539 posts)I couldn't find it in PBS Passport initially, but that's because I searched for the title of the above YouTube video.
Thanks for sharing, nonetheless!
Again, people should look for:
Independent Lens - Natchez
misanthrope
(9,630 posts)when the entire thing is linked above?
eShirl
(20,446 posts)llmart
(17,729 posts)With vision problems I don't watch things on my computer or phone. That's why I have a 55" TV.
llmart
(17,729 posts)Took me awhile to find it on my PBS because there was no such title. The actual title is "Natchez". You are correct.
Niagara
(12,138 posts)Bookmarked!
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