tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255669350191375952.post1740875615010522014..comments2023-02-24T14:16:39.512-08:00Comments on Words and Music: Susan Moore Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335885930903769108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255669350191375952.post-42386878131045786772014-09-27T10:25:53.656-07:002014-09-27T10:25:53.656-07:00Thank you for the comment. And it is true there wa...Thank you for the comment. And it is true there was violence in the mid-twentieth century. I believe I became much more aware of the Civil Rights revolution in the nineteen sixties than I had been as a youngster in the nineteen fifties, in the immediate post World War II era. Possibly because of the difficulties experienced by the country during the war, with the loss of life, stress on families who lost loved ones, a certain amount of deprivation and other factors, those years after the war ended seemed an almost idyllic time. <br />I'm very much aware there was a great deal I was NOT aware of at the time. This was the time before desegregation, so I attended segregated schools until I reached college. What happened during the Civil Rights revolution was a real eye-opener for me. HOW I GREW UP takes place in 1954, just to give you some perspective.<br />Your recommendations are appreciated, and I will try to read these three books in the very near future. <br />There have been acts of violence committed by individuals throughout all of history, but I believe for that brief time ... the time between the end of the war and the beginning of the serious battle for Civil Rights ... many of us lived in a bubble. I know I did. Sadly, I am concerned that many people in this country today seem to have been desensitized to violence. And I believe that is a legitimate concern. <br />Looking back on those days I am sure I was protected from a great deal, and there were many people whose personal anguish was kept hidden. I know it was true of my friend Anita's family until it was so brutally unveiled.<br />Susan Moore Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335885930903769108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3255669350191375952.post-27960249213862281892014-09-26T19:43:01.407-07:002014-09-26T19:43:01.407-07:00Interesting and heart-felt post.
For sure Frein h...Interesting and heart-felt post.<br /><br />For sure Frein has caused what appears to be a normally quiet, idyllic community to be at unease and fear to say the least. I am glad to hear the community has tried to bond together during this troubling time.<br /><br />I do take issue with your idea that the mid-twentieth century was "kindler and gentler" however. I don't take personal offense but it's ahistorical and shrouded in romantic myth. The mid-twentieth century was the height of the Civil Rights revolution where an entire group of people were treated as second class citizens merely because of the color of their skin. There was nothing kind and gentle for them during that time. You must be aware of that growing up in the southern state of Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr (murdered in your home state), John F. Kennedy, Jr, and Robert Kennedy were all assassinated. WWII ended in 1945 thankfully but not without massive carnage and death. The amount of death and brutality displayed by Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviets was almost unprecedented in world history. The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 almost brought the US and the Soviet Union to nuclear war.<br /><br />Put another way, the mid-twentieth century was remarkably and extraordinarily violent. There is next to nothing, when one views the historical facts, that indicate a “kindler and gentler” time in the US or across the world.<br /><br />You are a writer which thus makes you a reader.<br /><br />For a better understanding of the mid-twentieth, read: <br />“Bloodlands” by Timothy Snyder<br />“Parting the Waters” by Taylor Branch<br />“A Cruel and Shocking Act” by Philip Shenonjlreita85https://www.blogger.com/profile/04739196941930524767noreply@blogger.com