Jackson Jambalaya

I love they posted about having a great spiritual revival over at Galloway, while they are celebrating so many men becomng Klansman. lol What were people thinking back then.

Kingfish, what's the point in posting this? Fan the flames? This just gives too many people the opportunity to say "See, nothing's changed," which, of course, couldn't be further from the truth!

What was the (per capita) murder rate back then?
btw in 1923 you could easily own a machine gun and silencer!
No ATF gymnastics involved!

So, Congress was struggling with taxation and immigration in 1923? Almost 100 years later, and they still don't know how to manage either.

The current Clarion Ledger is hardly a shadow of what it once was....
Thank God.

So, ignoring all the racist articles, which are awful but not surprising for the 1920s, every other article is about prohibition, rum runners, illegal stills, etc. And folks thought prohibition was going to work. Now on to the medical marijuana debate at current times. There is nothing new under the sun.

That may explain why Jackson is the second (behind Baron Rouge) most dangerous city in the U.S.A.

There's not as much text in a current issue of the Clarion-Ledger as there is just on that front page.

12:44 is correct Kingfish. Why would post this crap? It serves no purpose other than to inflame those who believe Mississippi is still a symbol of the ignorance of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth but there are those who love to use postings like this to smear the incredible progress that has been made.

This is a jarring reminder that makes me so grateful we have progressed to embrace diversity.

Sadly, so many young people, who have never had to struggle and fight for equal treatment seem hell bent on finding their own story of oppression.

Even if they have to make it up via nooses, banana peels, and self-created racial slur graffiti.

So many of you guys asking "why are you printing this? This will fan the flames of hate." But mention 9/11, or D Day, and it's all about "Never Forget."

Gee, I'm starting to think you only want to forget the stuff that makes america look bad... Hypocrites.

Pitt Panther

Ever heard of the "Civil War" ? Ever thought of the fact that more people in this country wanted to end slavery than keep it around and did just that at a cost of hundreds of thousands of lives ? Ever think that a large majority of this country never had anything to do with slavery either directly or through our ancestors and never will ? Ever think that tens of millions of us want to live in peace and not be victims of racial hatred stirred by people like yourself ? AND you can add me to the list of those who have posted they didn't see the need and picking this scab.

Thanks KF Flashback Friday is one of the best things you do. No discourse on current affairs is truly informative unless it is rooted in historical perspective. "How we got here" is important to anybody really interested in "Where we're going."

I suscribe to newspapers.com as well.
That front page is interesting.

But I've seen much worse from some 1930's Clarion Ledger editions.

But speaking of the derogatory Asian term" chink", one High School buddy of mine was nicknamed "chink" during the 1980's.

I still don't why ... he looked like a pasty white, redheaded Irish dude.

Kingfish, Thanks for giving us a peak back at our shared history. My Dad was a liquor runner and we grew up in a KKK stronghold. He used his own history lessons to teach us NOT to drink and TO treat everyone nice regardless of their color or economic status. I hope we learn as much from our past and act on it just as he did.

Pitt,
Which of those mundane headlines do you deem worthy to “never forget?”

KINGFISH FOR THE WIN...

Pick a scab,
Fan a flame...
Gin up discord
It's the Kingfish's game.

Pretends he's white
Then tries to be black
He's simply another
Race-baiting hack.

It's what he do
Night and day
Can't have calm
No fun that way.

So, come on down
and join right in
Get all stirred up
He suckered you again.

I don’t see why y’all are fussing. History is much good and much evil. No sense pretending like it didn’t happen. I enjoy reading old articles. Not just race ones though. Like how much a steak dinner cost in 1921 or what political nonsense was happening that day. Y’all chill out. Conservative white dude here btw.

@7:20
the fact that you felt the need to mention your race and political indoctrination speaks volumes.

Chill out naysayers. It's a snippet of history that's all. It's not an opinion. It's not an attack. It's a day out of history. The fact that on that day and at that time the news outlet was so blatantly racist gives you a true perspective of that time in history. There are many articles in that paper besides the racist stuff, and kingfish did not pick them out. He did not state an opinion, he did not give emphasis, he simply presented a typical newsday in Mississippi's past for historic reflection. You read what you want. Personally I enjoy a look back at old periodicals without narration or opinion.

Hey 9:16 it’s 7:20 here again. Maybe I did not articulate my point very well. I’m saying I don’t think kingfish is race baiting by publishing an old article. Lots of other commenters say he is stirring the pot. I disagree. But as a conservative white dude it seems like I should be the one saying “quit stirring up all this ancient history about racism, you are making us look bad.” My opinion differs from those commenters who are probably also conservative white folk. Have a good day.

All this and no mention of MEATLESS NIGHTS!