Doris, Perhaps if the area was close to the line they practiced the same viewpoint. I remember being in southern Pa in the '50's and seeing a couple from NY being denied service and they were above the Mason Dixon line. The waitress asked them if they had reservations to eat and I asked my grandparents how come we didn't have to have reservations. I was young and didn't know about segregation. My grandmother told me to be quiet and mind my own business. I thought it was sad to see the couple leave with the poor woman in tears. Cruel and made a lasting impression on me. Pat

Pat, I too experienced that segregation but in Baltimore. We had relatives that had moved there and we went to visit them.. I went to Woolworths with my cousins and saw some teenagers being turned away. When I asked my cousins about it they were shocked to learn that blacks and whites could eat in the same area and use the same water fountains and bathrooms. I was just as shocked as they were but at the injustice of it all. I know what you mean about it making a lasting impression. Judy Tacy413408@aol.com wrote: >Doris, > >Perhaps if the area was close to the line they practiced the same viewpoint. > >I remember being in southern Pa in the '50's and seeing a couple from NY >being denied service and they were above the Mason Dixon line. The waitress >asked them if they had reservations to eat and I asked my grandparents how >come we didn't have to have reservations. I was young and didn't know about >segregation. My grandmother told me to be quiet and mind my own business. I >thought it was sad to see the couple leave with the poor woman in tears. >Cruel and made a lasting impression on me. > >Pat > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >