andygardener Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I can tell you a story about the door of a boarding house being slammed in my face when I enquired about a room when we were doing some construction work adjacent to Heathrow airport. The lady thought I was Irish. Still being mistaken for Irish was better than being seen as black. They were often greeted with signs outside boarding houses saying "Sorry no blacks" Very poor show, but a bit different from lynchings though. Lets not even try and compare our two countries back then, you guys made south africa look liberal and egalitarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portersbank Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very poor show, but a bit different from lynchings though. Lets not even try and compare our two countries back then, you guys made south africa look liberal and egalitarian. americans invented the klue kux kan as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 americans invented the klue kux kan as well Indeed, though it's the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I got directed to these from randomwebsite.com Fantastic photos http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/50-years-ago-the-world-in-1963/100460/ That was fantastic, inconic most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I love this picture! It just sums up how advanced we were at the time ... not very! It fascinates me how far technology has evolved in my lifetime. If the same photo was to be taken now, it'd be in full colour and probably 3D. It was only 50 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey finn Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Nobody said it wasn't, let's not turn this into a thread about race though eh ! I like the fact everyone is dressed so smart gotta love the old cars aswell It looks exactly like a race thread to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Lots of pictures of the civil rights movement, more than anything else. Political agenda much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey finn Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 All those photos of civil unrest and not a single shot of the Apollo 11 mission. I suppose it wasn't much of an achievement, it's not like it was the first time a human being had put a foot down on the moon or anything. Political agenda much? Very very definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Wait hang on, just 1963? My bad Apollo 11 wasn't until 69. So did nothing else of significance happen appart from the black civil rights movement in 1963? The only picture in relation to England was of the Beetles (in Sweden) ---------- Post added 23-02-2013 at 00:07 ---------- tht a fake picture hows it faked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 All those photos of civil unrest and not a single shot of the Apollo 11 mission. I suppose it wasn't much of an achievement, it's not like it was the first time a human being had put a foot down on the moon or anything. Political agenda much? Apollo 11 was in '69, not '63. Sorry to be nit-picky. Sorry ... just seen I've been beaten to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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