Post by ccgandrt on Feb 17, 2007 18:55:04 GMT -5
Photo here of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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WARNING: The following material may not be suitable for all people, all races, all ages or all beliefs. If you feel you cannot read a story that was true in life-time through 1960's and give thanks to this man for finally beginning a change to end this; then, do not continue reading.
"I picked out that flavor ice cream because you said you liked it." Mrs. Caine said to her husband, as he drove their Ford sedan toward to movie theater.
He held the cone to his thin lips and licked the melting Strawberries N'Cream.
"You know, you really shouldn't be eating that. It has too many calories and you're getting fat enough already." Mrs. Caine said and licked at the double-scoop cone she had. There was no reason for her to worry about weight. Her 110 pound 5'8" body suggested another starving model type.
"You never said if you liked my hair cut like this. They told me at the salon it was the new look this year." She said.
"It looks fine." He said and then added: "Look at that stupid woman, up in front of us--driving with a kid on her lap." He munched on his cone and Mrs. Caine said, "Well, what can you expect from a black person and she probably doesn't have any insurance either. They never do."
Mr. Caine's hand moved from the steering wheel for a moment to loosen his leather belt from his bulging abdomen. Looking up again and returning his hand to the wheel---there was a sudden thud and crunch under the car. He stepped on the brake peddle and they both saw a young German Shepard try to run, but limped off, yelping in pain.
"Oh my God! --- Go on ---" Mrs. Caine screamed at her husband. "GO ON---don't stop here! I don't want to see it; I don't want to see it bleeding---just GO!"
The car in front of the Caines' had stopped briefly hearing the noise and the driver tried to see what had happened. Then, the car pulled over.
Mr. Caine accelerated and drove on.
There was silence, and then as if to justify the accident Mr. Caine said; "Well, I wouldn't stop in this neighborhood. You just know the dog belonged to a colored family and they'll gang up on someone for something like this. They won't care what happened to the dog."
"The dog should have been on a leash." Mrs. Caine added.
"Yes---right---there's a law for that, you know.
"They shouldn't let let their animals run loose like that."
"Right---right."
There was silence for a moment, then Mrs. Caine said with a mouth-full of ice cream: "That must be a new apartment building over there, but what a construction for here!---I've never seen it before."