re: Mississippi cotton farmer in 1968

That is fact.

Honestly, poor White and Black depended on cotton farms for their livelihood. At least the small towns like Gilbert and Wisner were viable communities in those days.
Gone forever

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How old are you or where in the frick are you from originally?




My grandfather was born in 1894. He passed when I was 10 yo. Every male in his generation called every male under 40 "boy".

The dividing line in my family was 1925. Male relatives born before were all in. The last time I was called "boy" was when I was 35 by an 80 yo second cousin born in 1923.

F off with your nonsense.

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I am 60 and I grew up in Atlanta and North Georgia. It is unlikely to find a person more exposed to what the term "boy" meant in terms of black adult men than I am.

I challenge you to test this hypothesis. Find a black adult male who is older than 40 who grew up and has lived most of their life in the deep south and call that man a boy and see if he understands the nuance that was practiced amongst your family who are. presumably mostly the same race. Ask him something simple like "Boy, where is the nearest bathroom"...something along that line....hospital might serve your purposes better but you do you boo. I would posit this is not going to be an enjoyable experience for you.....at the very least you are liable to get something along the lines of an incredulous "Boy????" and the sky is the limit to how poorly that individual may react beyond that.....if you do decide to test this PLEASE videotape it, post it to youtube and let us know how we can see it...it will be enlightening.

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AwgustaDawg

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Takin this personal aincha boy?