re: Had a discussion about kneeling with a black woman today

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Believe me, a 71 yr old black woman has been exposed to unreal raceist behavior in her life.

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Growing up in Montgomery in the 1980's, most of my teachers were black women that would be in that age range now (maybe a little older). Many of them had known MLK and Rosa Parks personally and had taken part in the bus boycott. My 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Carter, was next door neighbors with and good friends with Rosa Parks. Looking back I feel very privileged to have learned about the civil rights movement from those women. As a kid, it felt like ancient history, but in reality it had only been 20 years or so . I'm sure some of the wounds still felt quite fresh to those women.

But, without exception, every one of them displayed and demanded respect for the flag. If they felt that way I have a hard time understanding why 20 something year old guys have such issue with it.