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That story reminds me of a coworker while I was at UMSL.
posted by
Annicita
on July 15, 2020 at 7:17 PM
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Re: Sea Gypsy
It was also new to me when I moved to this county in 1955. What the sundown law meant was was that African Americans could shop or work in the town but had to be out before sundown or face arrest or worse. There was also a provision that home buyers had to be Caucasian - both laws have been wiped off the books.
posted by
Pat_B
on July 14, 2020 at 1:46 PM
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I'm glad you were there to help people and get the ads to read in a legal manner. Goodness, I didn't even know about sundowner laws, or if I ever did, I forgot. That's a new one on me!
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on July 14, 2020 at 1:04 PM
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I am thinking that life may have been more difficult for the women as time went by.
Iran not a good place for women to live, especially if they are educated, but what a worthwhile job you were doing.
posted by
Kabu
on July 14, 2020 at 11:26 AM
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That was an interesting job.
Discrimination is everywhere and has been around for a long time. It is great that you educated that Christian landlord, which in my opinion wasn't very Christian like. Back in the early 90s, I was an apartment manager 100-unit complex in Fallon, NV. The owner spared no time in letting me know that I was to inform applicants of Hispanic origin that there were no available units. He felt that "those people" eventually moved their entire family of 15 into a 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, stacking their bed's up the wall and stinking up the place. Needless to say, he eventually got into trouble for his unethical and discriminatory practices.
posted by
Sherri_G
on July 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM
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