Reply #47: The Hard Times Were Over [View All]

[Macoy]

I think a lot of the adults during the 50’s were very happy with their lives. And we get part of our view from that.

Imagine growing up in the Great Depression, going off to fight for years in a horric world war (or seeing your sweetheart off to war), you come home, go to college under the GI bill, land a safe white collar job, or one of those high paying manufacturing job…with a strong union of course.

Yea, maybe those colored folks aren’t sharing in the good times as much, and maybe one of the neighbors smacks his wife around a bit, but over all life is good and it is time to enjoy the fruit of all your hard work. Life is good, comfortable, predictable, and above all, safe.


Macoy