Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] States' Rights and Racism
From: David Mason <dcm@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:04:26 -0500

On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 03:21 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Marc
>
> Whatever the history of the phrase, it is indisputable that today, at 
> least in the Deep South, it IS very much a code word for supporting 
> the good old days when blacks knew that their place was in the back of 
> the bus. I lived in North Florida (the part of that state that is part 
> of the South, as opposed to South Florida) from 1984 to 1990, and can 
> assure you that everyone there knew what "states' rights" meant, and 
> there sure was nothing libertarian about it...
>

Please move this discussion elsewhere.

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