They drinking fountains were still there, just minus the signs. I remember clearly wondering why they had to sets side by side, a high and low one.....the saw photo about a year later with the signs hanging overhead and it struck me that was the reason. The Klan was active and in the open. I recall the news broadcast of their rallies, and seeing business cards left at restaurants saying "You have been patronized by the KKK"
Well they were out and about in the late 70's / early 80's.
The taller ones were for the adults and big kids and the shorter ones were for younger children. You could've found the same arrangement in every elementary school in the country. Nowadays you'll find that arrangement where the lower one is for wheelchair bound people.
I know they were, but I really never heard of them growing up in Augusta, in spite of obvious discriminatory practices and policies. As surprising as it might be, there was probably a more obvious presence of the Klan in the Atlanta area than in cities like Augusta and Savannah. But it's presence was probably more obvious in small towns in rural Georgia
I wouldn't say obvious. I was born and raised in the 50s and 60s in a town in middle Georgia with a population of less than 4000, and I never knew a single person who stated they associated with the Klan. This includes all of my father's friends. There was one Klan rally in the early 60s in my county. A neighbor went to it just to observe from a curiosity standpoint, but said he did not see a single car with tags from our county except for a few people like himself who were on the periphery and not participating.
to be fair UGA has been catching a lot of flak for not landing the Georgia Blue Chips as well.
Was my fault. Sorry.
Figures
