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[CaliforniaChief]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Took a trip to Panama City for my HS Spring Break in March 2000. Drove from KC to FL, passing through Alabama, of course. The one thing about that trip I will never forget is stopping at a McDonalds off of I-65 somewhere in Alabama and walking into a place that looked like it was still straight out of the 60s. Lines for white folks and lines for black folks. And the people in there just went about their business like it was a normal as could be.

Alabama is a cesspool of racist rednecks.

Seriously? Were there signs?

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

Seriously? Were there signs?

In all honestly, I cannot remember if there were signs or not. My friends and I were shocked (I just text a few of them I still speak with to see if they can recall) and didn't quite know what to make of it. Growing up in the midwest, none of us had seen anything like that other than in textbooks / educational videos. Only thing I can vividly recall is that it was off right off of an exit ramp and that there were about 5-6 lines, far side had 3 lines with only black people and the side closest to the door when had entered from had 2 lines of only white people.

Probably would not have seemed like such a big deal to us, but it was right around lunch time and the place was packed. And it definitely did not feel like it was simply random that the lines were split out that way.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

In all honestly, I cannot remember if there were signs or not. My friends and I were shocked (I just text a few of them I still speak with to see if they can recall) and didn't quite know what to make of it. Growing up in the midwest, none of us had seen anything like that other than in textbooks / educational videos. Only thing I can vividly recall is that it was off right off of an exit ramp and that there were about 5-6 lines, far side had 3 lines with only black people and the side closest to the door when had entered from had 2 lines of only white people.

Probably would not have seemed like such a big deal to us, but it was right around lunch time and the place was packed. And it definitely did not feel like it was simply random that the lines were split out that way.

It's where you live in the midwest....I could take you 20-30 minutes from where I live and find you some really deplorable opinions...

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Mecca

It's where you live in the midwest....I could take you 20-30 minutes from where I live and find you some really deplorable opinions...

No doubt. I've been around plenty of racist individuals in my lifetime, but I had never seen anything as blatant as segregated lines at a McDonalds.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

No doubt. I've been around plenty of racist individuals in my lifetime, but I had never seen anything as blatant as segregated lines at a McDonalds.

I've never personally seen anything like that, did it feel like a time warp?

[ModSocks]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

No doubt. I've been around plenty of racist individuals in my lifetime, but I had never seen anything as blatant as segregated lines at a McDonalds.

Reminds me of some conservative's story here about going to Burger King in San Diego and no one spoke english....

[tyecopeland]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

In all honestly, I cannot remember if there were signs or not. My friends and I were shocked (I just text a few of them I still speak with to see if they can recall) and didn't quite know what to make of it. Growing up in the midwest, none of us had seen anything like that other than in textbooks / educational videos. Only thing I can vividly recall is that it was off right off of an exit ramp and that there were about 5-6 lines, far side had 3 lines with only black people and the side closest to the door when had entered from had 2 lines of only white people.

Probably would not have seemed like such a big deal to us, but it was right around lunch time and the place was packed. And it definitely did not feel like it was simply random that the lines were split out that way.

Well did you end racism by getting in the lines with black people or did you continue racism by going to the lines with white people?

In all seriousness though, probably starts innocently but after a period of time people just grouped together.

I got through mississippi and usually around jackson and I've pulled up to a gas station at 2 in the morning that was hopping. I was the only white person at the place, there were probably about 50 cars parked in the lot with about 15 different songs blaring at full blast. It was an experience. Strangely I did not notice any funny looks about stopping there. I think this was monday so they had started selling liquor a couple hours earlier. I should have grabbed some food from the station, it smelled wonderful.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Growing up in the midwest, none of us had seen anything like that other than in textbooks / educational videos.

In Branson, Missouri (i.e. the Midwest), there is a Dixie Outfitters store that sells Confederate merchandise and is operated by relatives of current KKK leadership.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

In Branson, Missouri (i.e. the Midwest), there is a Dixie Outfitters store that sells Confederate merchandise and is operated by relatives of current KKK leadership.

That's pretty well known I'd think.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

Seriously? Were there signs?

I've seen the still working and labeled "black" and "white" drinking fountains from that era at a rest stop. There is a small plaque explaining its a living history display.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Took a trip to Panama City for my HS Spring Break in March 2000. Drove from KC to FL, passing through Alabama, of course. The one thing about that trip I will never forget is stopping at a McDonalds off of I-65 somewhere in Alabama and walking into a place that looked like it was still straight out of the 60s. Lines for white folks and lines for black folks. And the people in there just went about their business like it was a normal as could be.

Alabama is a cesspool of racist rednecks.

Oh bull shit. I've been through Alabama 30 plus times and have never seen segregated lines in any store I've been in. Are there racist people in Alabama? Yes.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by philfree

Oh bull shit. I've been through Alabama 30 plus times and have never seen segregated lines in any store I've been in. Are there racist people in Alabama? Yes.

Yeah, making it up just to fit an agenda.

I don't give a shit whether you believe it or not. I witnessed it with my own eyes. It's the one damn thing I remember more than anything else about that Spring Break trip. I already said I can't recall if there were signs actually making it "required segregation", I just stated that is how the lines were formed inside the restaurant.

I'm glad you're 0 for 30 in your trips through Alabama, but I'm 1 for 1. Maybe things have changed a little bit in the last 20 years.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

I'm glad you're 0 for 30 in your trips through Alabama, but I'm 1 for 1. Maybe things have changed a little bit in the last 20 years.

Since I've only been down here 10 years, I cant speak for 20 years back..... its not blatant like black and white lines that you saw 20 years ago but racism is still alive and well in AL from my anecdotal experience.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Yeah, making it up just to fit an agenda.

I don't give a shit whether you believe it or not. I witnessed it with my own eyes. It's the one damn thing I remember more than anything else about that Spring Break trip. I already said I can't recall if there were signs actually making it "required segregation", I just stated that is how the lines were formed inside the restaurant.

I'm glad you're 0 for 30 in your trips through Alabama, but I'm 1 for 1. Maybe things have changed a little bit in the last 20 years.

I've been driving through Alabama sine the late 80s and I have never seen that. Maybe that's what you thought you saw and maybe that moment in time there were lines that had whites and then blacks but it was probably just a coincident.