“Two great areas of deafness existed in the South: White Southerners had no ears to hear that which threatened their Dream. And colored Southerners had none to hear that which could reduce their anger.” TwoDreamWhiteAreasEarsAngerSouthThreatenedDeafnessSoutherner Book:The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian’s Stand in Time of Transition Source: The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian’s Stand in Time of Transition
“... most Southerners of my parents' era were raised to feel that it wasn't respectable to be rich. We felt that all patriotic Southerners had lost everything in defense of the South, and sufficient time hadn't elapsed for respectable rebuilding of financial security in a war- impoverished region.” FeelsWarLostFeltParentWealthRichSecuritySouthRaisedFinancialDefenseErasSufficientRegionsPatrioticRespectableRebuildingSouthernerLost EverythingFinancial Security Book:The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition Source: The Desegregated Heart: A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition
