By “ancient” and “archaic” standards, I am the product of a “mixed marriage”. Does that mean I’m half black and half white? No … NOT HARDLY!!. Du-uhhh!!! (pronounced with two syllables with a slight upper inflection on the latter) It means my father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist. And, the dilemma [...]
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Religion: Old-time “Mixed Marriages” in the South … at least Where I Grew Up
By “ancient” and “archaic” standards, I am the product of a “mixed marriage”. Does that mean I’m half black and half white? No … NOT HARDLY!!. Du-uhhh!!! (pronounced with two syllables with a slight upper inflection on the latter) It means my father was a Methodist and my mother was a Baptist. And, the dilemma [...]
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