Jimmy Carter
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Of separate but equal, of discrimination against African-American neighbors. although he wouldn't have put it in those terms. He would not have thought it was discrimination.
Of separate but equal, of discrimination against African-American neighbors. although he wouldn't have put it in those terms. He would not have thought it was discrimination.
Well, those were times. My daddy died in 1953.
Well, those were times. My daddy died in 1953.
Well, those were times. My daddy died in 1953.
Well, I was in the Navy, and I remember once I came home from a submarine cruise, and I was bragging on the fact that we had been to Jamaica, and the governor general of Jamaica had invited our submarine crew to come to a ball or party where young Jamaican women would be there. And then he discovered that one of our crew members was black.
Well, I was in the Navy, and I remember once I came home from a submarine cruise, and I was bragging on the fact that we had been to Jamaica, and the governor general of Jamaica had invited our submarine crew to come to a ball or party where young Jamaican women would be there. And then he discovered that one of our crew members was black.
Well, I was in the Navy, and I remember once I came home from a submarine cruise, and I was bragging on the fact that we had been to Jamaica, and the governor general of Jamaica had invited our submarine crew to come to a ball or party where young Jamaican women would be there. And then he discovered that one of our crew members was black.
And the governor general sent word back that everyone could come except that one crew member. And the crew took great pride in telling the governor general to go to hell. And when I came home and told my father that story with some pride, he was embarrassed by it. And my mother said that I shouldn't discuss race issues with my daddy.
And the governor general sent word back that everyone could come except that one crew member. And the crew took great pride in telling the governor general to go to hell. And when I came home and told my father that story with some pride, he was embarrassed by it. And my mother said that I shouldn't discuss race issues with my daddy.
And the governor general sent word back that everyone could come except that one crew member. And the crew took great pride in telling the governor general to go to hell. And when I came home and told my father that story with some pride, he was embarrassed by it. And my mother said that I shouldn't discuss race issues with my daddy.
But those were times, it's hard to remember now historically, when there was really not much question in the South of the advisability of a totally separate but equal society. And I don't think it's proper to condemn my father in ancient history because he complied with the mores of the time.
But those were times, it's hard to remember now historically, when there was really not much question in the South of the advisability of a totally separate but equal society. And I don't think it's proper to condemn my father in ancient history because he complied with the mores of the time.
But those were times, it's hard to remember now historically, when there was really not much question in the South of the advisability of a totally separate but equal society. And I don't think it's proper to condemn my father in ancient history because he complied with the mores of the time.