tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25679032.post115359994354798573..comments2023-11-05T07:10:04.935-05:00Comments on Sisyphus: “Colored”Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16514005363783760352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25679032.post-1153674499738239842006-07-23T13:08:00.000-04:002006-07-23T13:08:00.000-04:00Many people are quite unaware that Virginia's cash...Many people are quite unaware that Virginia's cash crop at that time was not tobacco, but slaves. <BR/><BR/>And don't forget that it was a Virginia case (<I>Loving</I>) that the US Supreme Court decided in 1967 to make miscenegation laws illegal, or that it was a Virginia case (<I>Harper</I>) that the US Supreme Court decided in 1966 that outlawed the poll tax.<BR/><BR/>Virginia's long history of prejudice and racism is hard to hide.Vivian J. Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723928324727006584noreply@blogger.com