tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post8498061084480374789..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Love in the Time of MiscegenationLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-53586441320500043922014-06-07T06:40:43.645-05:002014-06-07T06:40:43.645-05:00Tracy, it never ceases to amaze me how a country f...Tracy, it never ceases to amaze me how a country founded on "liberty and justice for all" can so blithely deny liberty and justice to some for the most tenuous of reasons.<br /><br />Let me preface this next by saying I come from a long line of missionaries and ministers, so this is not a gratuitous swipe at religion: I was simply floored by the number of court decisions and state laws Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-7823874469812981552014-06-07T06:00:45.439-05:002014-06-07T06:00:45.439-05:00Thanks, Tanya! This post is what happens to me whe...Thanks, Tanya! This post is what happens to me when I start down a research rabbit hole. If I disappear one of these days, y'all look for a big hole in ground and lower biscuits and water, okay? ;-)<br /><br />I always love your stories, and "Her Hurry-Up Husband" is no exception. How on earth do you come up with some of these concepts? Your story in WISHING FOR A COWBOY remains Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82428706540984964082014-06-07T05:54:44.995-05:002014-06-07T05:54:44.995-05:00Okie, my family's having the same problem rese...Okie, my family's having the same problem researching my AmerInd great-grandmother. No one has been able to find a stitch of documentation about her. As a journalist, I'm accustomed to digging up facts people would rather not see exposed, but I'm completely stumped in this instance. People "passing" as white appear to have been very, very good at covering their tracks -- forAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-45953632540325027212014-06-07T05:44:15.531-05:002014-06-07T05:44:15.531-05:00Livia, learning new things daily is one of the rea...Livia, learning new things daily is one of the reasons I love the PRP blog. The Prairie Roses have researched a broad diversity of topics and possess a wide range of personal experience. Even better: Most of us feel compelled to put our research and experience to good use by sharing the information. I'm sure our families and friends get tired of hearing about some of the topics individual Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35655306250443463562014-06-07T05:23:40.604-05:002014-06-07T05:23:40.604-05:00Figures you'd be researching this topic, Rustl...Figures you'd be researching this topic, Rustler. :-D I'm eager to see how those stories turn out. You come up with some of the twistiest, most interesting plots.<br /><br />Wyoming's law, repealed in 1965, prohibited marriage between whites and blacks, Asians, and Filipinos. (Filipinos appear to have been a big concern there for a while, which is something else I didn't realizeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-895023331936036442014-06-07T04:41:24.624-05:002014-06-07T04:41:24.624-05:00Arletta, that's exciting! I'm so glad some...Arletta, that's exciting! I'm so glad something I wrote tripped a trigger for you. It's odd how sometimes the least expected things can fire up the ol' Muse, isn't it?<br /><br />Keep working at the WIP, sweetie! Sounds like you've got quite a story on your hands. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79940494162678070672014-06-06T22:32:36.893-05:002014-06-06T22:32:36.893-05:00Kathleen,
I had an epiphany tonight while working ...Kathleen,<br />I had an epiphany tonight while working on my long delayed WIP...Yellow Rose makes an appearance when Aunt Mariah arrives in AZ to tell my protagonist of the story and sings it to Rose's little "Yellow Rose," the result of her love affair with a young man who is tri-racial: white, black and Chiricahua Apache! You planted a seed and it popped up in my writing process.Arletta Dawdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838394408448357652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-62192260752062214762014-06-06T20:56:10.712-05:002014-06-06T20:56:10.712-05:00Wow, Kathleen. I knew old laws stayed on the books...Wow, Kathleen. I knew old laws stayed on the books, but not this. Amazing, isn't it, how we move forward in so many ways, but still tie ourselves to old prejudices? Thanks for the history -- and the reminder that the fight is not yet over.TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82977282779765457272014-06-06T20:31:53.186-05:002014-06-06T20:31:53.186-05:00I will try again, google just ate my comment. Grea...I will try again, google just ate my comment. Great story first of all. Kathleen, and terrific history in this post. I had no idea of the original meaning of the yellow rose of Texas! Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-5031677470376940122014-06-06T15:12:23.034-05:002014-06-06T15:12:23.034-05:00Kathleen, I just loved this post. So interesting! ...Kathleen, I just loved this post. So interesting! (As always!) And I loved your story, too. I was just shocked at the end, and of course, I always enjoy that. LOL <br /><br />We had Indian blood on both sides of my family. Although my mom's side was just as strong as my dad's, you can see it a lot more clearly in his features than in hers. But I've heard "the tales" too-Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-29353947903904483802014-06-06T13:03:45.167-05:002014-06-06T13:03:45.167-05:00I always learn new things every day on this blog. ...I always learn new things every day on this blog. My Mom was a quarter Cherokee. She never spoke of any prejudice because of it. I do remember when the tiny black school in our town was closed and the kids came to public school. Can you imagine how scary that would be for the kids involved to be thrown into a school 99% white after being taught in a one room school? The lady who helps me take Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-43074376268944227592014-06-06T12:46:43.657-05:002014-06-06T12:46:43.657-05:00Kathleen,
Such an interesting post. I didn't ...Kathleen,<br /><br />Such an interesting post. I didn't know about the Yellow Rose of Texas' original meaning and words until about a year ago when I was researching it for a story. Before that I always attributed it to a soldier missing his sweetheart...or Waylon Jennings and company. :) I was very interested in this post, because I've been digging around about such laws myself as IKirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13940316384369792522014-06-06T12:33:45.462-05:002014-06-06T12:33:45.462-05:00Thank you, Sarah. I can only hope to catch up with...Thank you, Sarah. I can only hope to catch up with you one of these days. Thanks to your Wilding stories, the fictional town of Hazard, Wyoming, is a VERY real place in my mind. Thank goodness there was a Wilding tale in LASSOING A BRIDE. I can't wait for the next one! :-)<br /><br />HUGS, sweetheart!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-89470312543798818562014-06-06T12:31:00.619-05:002014-06-06T12:31:00.619-05:00Arletta, thank you for your kind words. I'm bl...Arletta, thank you for your kind words. I'm blushing over here. :-)<br /><br />You make a good point about music and literature -- and the visual arts, as well -- being the custodians of history. I think that's an important role of the arts: documenting aspects of society and culture that otherwise might be swept under the rug.<br /><br />I also believe we do ourselves and future Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-46577117664246501742014-06-06T12:21:12.688-05:002014-06-06T12:21:12.688-05:00All of the facts you presented about the song, Yel...All of the facts you presented about the song, Yellow Rose of Texas, and the law that prevented marriage or sexual relations between different ethnic couples was all completely new to me. It was so interesting to learn all that.<br />In your excerpt, I was captivated by your colorful description of the New Orleans dock compared to the landscape of Texas. It was so rich in all the senses that I Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32843014355855205292014-06-06T12:14:27.794-05:002014-06-06T12:14:27.794-05:00Kristy, that one of the things that never ceases t...Kristy, that one of the things that never ceases to amaze: Human cruelty. Every time I get to thinking I've seen it all, I'll run across something new and even more creatively mean. I agree: Thank goodness we keep evolving.<br /><br />I'm glad you have a copy of LAMOB. There are some really wonderful stories in there. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-49522927345129566552014-06-06T12:11:05.022-05:002014-06-06T12:11:05.022-05:00Celia, good for your son and his wife -- and for y...Celia, good for your son and his wife -- and for you, for sticking up for your grandsons! Children are precious. I do not understand how anyone can hold something as insignificant as skin color against a child -- or an adult, for that matter.<br /><br />We called black people "colored" while I was growing up, too. I still remember seeing "white-only" or "colored-only"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-58891287508816212562014-06-06T12:03:15.100-05:002014-06-06T12:03:15.100-05:00Kathleen,
Your essay on miscegenation laws in Texa...Kathleen,<br />Your essay on miscegenation laws in Texas and its impact on families is excellent history. I didn't know about the original words to Yellow Rose of Texas but seem to remember reading of its meaning many years ago. Song lyrics, poetry and fiction are so often the way injustice and history are preserved for the future to understand. Your excerpt from "The Big Uneasy" Arletta Dawdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838394408448357652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-59519560344633841802014-06-06T11:56:37.397-05:002014-06-06T11:56:37.397-05:00Lynn, there seem to be quite a few of us Texans wi...Lynn, there seem to be quite a few of us Texans with mixed heritage! :-D<br /><br />I've heard of the Black Dutch, but I don't know much about them. If the Black Dutch were accepted as white in Texas, I'm not surprised people of mixed ethnicity might claim to be part of that community. It's difficult to imagine that kind of persecution these days, isn't it?<br /><br />The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-48799298324086047482014-06-06T11:54:18.673-05:002014-06-06T11:54:18.673-05:00Kathleen,
A great post! I was unaware of the extre...Kathleen,<br />A great post! I was unaware of the extreme prejudice, so thanks for the insight. But, as the others have mentioned, I'm not surprised. Human beings are responsible for some of the most amazing inventions and innovations, but we can still be one of the most horrific of creatures at the same time. We keep evolving--thank goodness for that.<br /><br />You're story, as usual, Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-28614953077659860302014-06-06T11:44:46.289-05:002014-06-06T11:44:46.289-05:00New Orleans has a fascinating cultural tradition, ...New Orleans has a fascinating cultural tradition, Doris. It's still a fascinating place. For its time, antebellum New Orleans was quite a progressive place.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today, honey! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11218380749038649752014-06-06T11:40:29.696-05:002014-06-06T11:40:29.696-05:00Kaye, thank you so much for your kind words. I'...Kaye, thank you so much for your kind words. I'm incredibly proud to have a story in this anthology, bumping up against yours, Cheryl's, and Tanya's. I dearly loved "A Permanent Woman." Tales of love like that don't come along every day. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-54407092309481412582014-06-06T11:37:29.707-05:002014-06-06T11:37:29.707-05:00Oh, Caroline! What a horrible position for your po...Oh, Caroline! What a horrible position for your poor dad. My grandmother's story was similar. Her mother kept the secret of her AmerInd heritage from her children. My grandmother, who was 1/2 Native American, didn't know until she was married and living in Texas. My siblings and I were unaware of that part of our heritage until the 1970s, after the repeal of Texas's law.<br /><br />I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82172671061847860982014-06-06T11:24:43.499-05:002014-06-06T11:24:43.499-05:00You write the most interesting stories. I wrote a ...You write the most interesting stories. I wrote a blog early on for SOTW about The Yellow Rose of Texas--and I had these original words, and how they were changed more then once.<br />But I did not know Texas had the most stringent laws concerning intermarriages in the nation. Doesn't surprise me, though.<br />I grew up in West Texas and I saw very few Blacks. Of course, we said "ColoredAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-77168989910776374322014-06-06T10:59:07.033-05:002014-06-06T10:59:07.033-05:00Kathleen, my dad was a quarter Cherokee and didn&#...Kathleen, my dad was a quarter Cherokee and didn't even tell my mom. I found out when I started genealogy. When I asked my dad, he asked me if I wanted to be sent to a reservation. I told him they don't still do that and he asked me if I was willing to take that chance. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.com