re: What's the most racist thing you've ever witnessed in real life?

Yeah..... My family has been in Birmingham for the better part of 100 years.


My dad and uncle lived through the high school integrations. My dad, just recently, can refer to black people as black and not the N word. My uncle was one of many people on TV protesting integration and was throwing rocks at the kids as they walked into either Ensley or West End.

My granddad and uncle were Birmingham police officers during the same time frame. I have my grand dad's service revolver and police ID card signed by Bull Connor. Anytime is see a civil rights documentary and they show the Birmingham police, I look for my granddad. I haven't seen him yet. My dad said he'd come home at night with knuckles so bloody and bruised he couldn't close his hands.

I've seen and heard about everything.