"42" this evening. It is the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player to play on a regular Major League Baseball team. It was an excellent movie.
By the time I was old enough to hear about and understand race issues, it was the 60's. I remember seeing the news about segregation issues that dealt with busing and schools on the news. But Utah was not a hotbed of controversy, since we had very little diversity at that time and I was not exposed to racism.
That is why it absolutely amazes me that, just 10 years before I was born, there were segregated restrooms, hotels, restaurants, and just about everything that was public. It is hard to take in. I've obviously lived a very sheltered life, but I would hope that even back when it was socially acceptable to be racist, that I would have felt it was wrong. Yet, as is displayed in the movie, if you are brought up to believe a certain way by your parents who you trust, it would be hard to change what has been made a part of you. So, I guess I should also be amazed that in such a short time we have made so much progress. I would hope that our common humanity will always win out.
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Dan's taking Lydia on a daddy-daughter date tonight. They're going to that movie...hmmm I wonder who picked it?
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