I was raised by a very prejudicial father, a produce of his culture and I would guess raisin. Strange behavior for people who had Cherokee blood in their veins. Most know what kind of hardships mixed marriages in that area incurred. The flag you speak of was made the Georgia flag back when race was a issue near and dear to too many hearts. It was put there to keep the nigger (not my choice of word) in his place. My dad was a police officer. He owned and used I am sure the blackjacks the police force supplied. One in particular stands out in my mind, the flat jack. A 50 cent piece or a tad larger bound in leather which could bring a suspect to his knees and sure to confess any crime. There was the usual whippings to any black who dared to look,think or act equal. When my husband died some years ago we had custody of his granddaughter. Her father is a black man. My dad said now you can raise her white. I can't change the past or the world but I can work on that part around myself. I am not racial nor biased, I think we should try and learn about our heritage and hopefully not make the same mistakes. My mother's mother was from Telfair Co. Georgia, a Garrison. Her family like many others fought and died in that war. She never let a winter come that she did not check on the families that were employed on the farm they owned. My line is varied and has good and bad in it, some biased some not all hard workers that faced many things we can only read about. Ann in Georgia I am searching for particulars on some lines mentioned and will reply to those also.

Everyone has personal problems. You are the one who chose to aire yours to the world. "James T. Rountree" wrote: > I was raised by a very prejudicial father, a produce of his culture and I > would guess raisin. Strange behavior for people who had Cherokee blood in > their veins. Most know what kind of hardships mixed marriages in that > area incurred. The flag you speak of was made the Georgia flag back when > race was a issue near and dear to too many hearts. It was put there to > keep the nigger (not my choice of word) in his place. My dad was a police > officer. He owned and used I am sure the blackjacks the police force > supplied. One in particular stands out in my mind, the flat jack. A 50 > cent piece or a tad larger bound in leather which could bring a suspect > to his knees and sure to confess any crime. There was the usual whippings > to any black who dared to look,think or act equal. > When my husband died some years ago we had custody of his granddaughter. > Her father is a black man. My dad said now you can raise her white. > I can't change the past or the world but I can work on that part around > myself. I am not racial nor biased, I think we should try and learn about > our heritage and hopefully not make the same mistakes. > My mother's mother was from Telfair Co. Georgia, a Garrison. Her family > like many others fought and died in that war. She never let a winter come > that she did not check on the families that were employed on the farm > they owned. > My line is varied and has good and bad in it, some biased some not all > hard workers that faced many things we can only read about. > Ann in Georgia > > I am searching for particulars on some lines mentioned and will reply to > those also. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB