Title: See history as life.
Product review: I am a 47 year old white native East Texan. When I try to describe the effect segregation had on our part of the world I often find my self short on words. A list of facts (seperate fountains, schools, resrooms) seem strange but don't convey the damage done to both the black and white people of the region. When Mr Dawson tells about his trip to Mexico and his search for the colored water fountain there it hits you how much a part of life (like breathing) the segregation and prjudice was. Mr Dawson never blames those that mistreated him. He says they really didn't see him. How many people do we deal with every day that we really don't see? I really appreciate the memories this brings back of elderly people telling me stories about their life and how the history from books did not always relate to what they found important in their lives. You will enjoy this book-it will be a quickly read book that you will think and talk about for a long time.
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