A very long way to go

though that is not to downplay the huge significance of the things that have happened in my lifetime.

I sometimes like to think about this in terms of degrees of separation. I'm 60. My grandparents were born in the late 1800's in southern Illinois in one of the little towns where the Lincoln-Douglas debates took place. Their grandparents and others they knew witnessed those debates and were around when America came to grips with slavery. Basically, I know people who knew those people. And we have a huge chunk of society that is in the same boatwe are influenced by people who were influenced by those people.

Point being, it seems like an eternity since civil rights legislation was passed, but from an individual influence standpoint, those core values from 150 years ago really aren't all that far removed. My children have grown up in a world with a completely different set of values than I did. But I have no doubt left a mark on them (hopefully positive). I do think until we are even further removed (probably my grandchildren), those values will still have a significant presence in our society.
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ACC meetings begin today with 3 issues. -- HOO86 05/09/2016 12:52PM

John Swofford has issued a Gag Order. -- HOO86 05/09/2016 9:39PM

A bit of a statement in itself; it only works if parties are satisfied. ** -- daveinop 05/10/2016 08:19AM

The media is working the ADs. They are being sent to Swofford. -- HOO86 05/10/2016 10:13AM

John Swofford comments from the ACC Meetings... -- Old Line Hokie 05/09/2016 10:23PM

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Doubt much of that filters down to our level -- hokieone 05/09/2016 4:24PM

See gag order above. -- daveinop 05/10/2016 08:22AM

This Satellite Camp thing is certainly evolving. -- HOO86 05/09/2016 2:08PM

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Politics shouldn't be a "job" to start with ** -- RTFC 05/10/2016 09:44AM

There is a history of people using sports to make political statements -- VTHokie2000 05/09/2016 3:03PM

1968 iirc ** -- daveinop 05/09/2016 5:25PM

It was definitely before my time (born in 1977) -- VTHokie2000 05/10/2016 01:13AM

For me it was significant, Tommy Smith and John Carlos -- daveinop 05/10/2016 08:05AM

Even though we (as humans) have made progress -- VTHokie2000 05/10/2016 3:07PM

A very long way to go -- daveinop 05/10/2016 2:37PM

I do agree with you that humanity probably needs a few more generations -- VTHokie2000 05/10/2016 3:31PM

I agree with you. But the ACC has done it before. -- HOO86 05/09/2016 1:51PM

Since the NBA announced it was looking into contingency plans -- VTHokie2000 05/09/2016 1:22PM

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Regardless of how individuals feel about the issue -- VTHokie2000 05/09/2016 4:44PM

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I am assuming that the ACC (or its members) may be concern -- VTHokie2000 05/09/2016 2:13PM

A very long way to go

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