[at-l] Racism on or around the AT

[mfw@mindspring.com (Milt Webb)]

Somewhat related...

My friend, Doug, told me that during his thru in '79 he started out with a
couple from up north who were afraid to go into Suches. Apparently they had
heard that "'dem 'southern folk' didn't take a liken to dem 'yankees'" ...
They never did go into Suches....

-Uncle Milt

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From: <DaRedhead@aol.com>
To: <jb2002@adelphia.net>; <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Racism on or around the AT


> In a message dated 1/15/02 4:15:26 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> kahley7@ptd.net writes:
>
>
> > I'm not sure we talked about racism per say but rather that we see few
> > minorities on the trail and wondered why?
> >
>
> Actually I think we did discuss this quite a few years ago.  I believe
> someone was getting ready for their thru and wondered if they would have
> problems in the small Trail towns in the south.  They weren't worried
about
> other hikers, just locals.  I'm thinking this was sometime in '98.  I'll
see
> if I can dig them out.
>
> Red
>
>
>
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