Steve’s Barking; Old times, living in an apartheid state

  In a time not so long ago I lived in an apartheid country. It was called the United States. The southern part of my country was segregated by law, the northern part of my country was segregated by fact. In the southern part of my country persons with dark skin (what was called negroes) were barred from going to the same schools as persons we called Caucasians (white), couldn’t live in the same neighborhoods, eat in the same restaurants, swim in the same pools drink from the same water fountains or in some cases and work along side the caucasians. This was done by law. Now in the northern part of my country while there was no law preventing the negroes from going to school and living in the same neighborhoods or even working at the same jobs there was a thing called white flight which in many cases prevented the Negroes  from truely integrated with the Caucasian’s in a lot of schools and neighborhoods. While jobs were in most cases integrated there was still a mind set in the some of the caucasians in power that the  Negroes didn’t have what it takes ( Thank goodness that the major industrial power bosses didn’t believe that or my country would have been in major doo, doo). 

 Thank goodness in  my early youth I was able see the integration of sports teams ( which as one knows is a great industry of the United States).

 I was able to see the integration of the United States civil service  by executive order proving that the Negroe had more then the right stuff. 

 Thank goodness laws were passed and enforced that provided all with an equal opportunity in living accommodations, schooling and job opportunities.

 While there is still an apartheid mentality most of it has disappeared from my country.