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I have some dear friends who live in a little town in the Midlands section of England (near Nottingham of all places).
One night sitting in their lounge after dinner the talk turned to politics and the American South's horrible record with race relations - lecturing me on how terrible things that happened in the 1960's were and continue to tarnish our image.
I noted with some humor in the article where it was said that Birmingham, AL and Birmingham, UK have several things in common, including a clouded history of racial harmony. In the article, it referenced the same things my friend listed from the 1960's regarding Birmingham, AL. Then it mentioned race riots and major confrontations in Birmingham, UK in the 1980's and as recent as 2005.
I tried to point this same difference to my friends, but they were just as blind as to the 'apples and baseball cap (not even close to two fruits)' analogy. To many, what happened in Alabama in the 1960's is more important than the last forty-years. (Something, perhaps our football fans might take to heart too.)
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