Bob the Tomato on race in America

[mommy_jules]

Phil Vischer is a Christian speaker and author, and is also the voice of Bob the Tomato on Veggie Tales. With that being said, this isn’t a religious video, so don’t let that prevent you from watching the video.

[WellPreserved]

That was amazing. I knew all the information that he presented BUT to have it compiled and presented so clearly and simply was incredibly powerful.

[mommy_jules]

That was amazing. I knew all the information that he presented BUT to have it compiled and presented so clearly and simply was incredibly powerful.

I thought so as well. I’ll be honest I didn’t know all the information, so I appreciate the info he provided. An political columnist I follow on FB posted the video.

[WellPreserved]

That was amazing. I knew all the information that he presented BUT to have it compiled and presented so clearly and simply was incredibly powerful.

I thought so as well. I’ll be honest I didn’t know all the information, so I appreciate the info he provided. An political columnist I follow on FB posted the video.

I should clarify that I knew the information broadly (wealth disparity, red lining, war on drugs, etc.) but did not know the numbers which were staggering.

[Pjmm]

I remember growing up in a town where the neighborhoods were mostly segregated although the schools weren't- this was the seventies and eighties. At one point i had an African American friend. We were 13. Her family appeared to look upon me with suspicion. While i could visit her and was tolerated she wasn't allowed to come to my house in the white neighborhood. I recall my mother being angered by this and confronting her family in a letter. It didn't help matters although at the time I didn't understand why this was all such a problem. In the end it killed our friendship. Only the last few years have I realized why her family, growing up in the south, looked at us, Northerners with little experience of Jim Crow laws, with suspicion. I knew what they were of course. Just didn't connect how her family must have been affected and feared us. I wish I could tell her I'm sorry. We didn't help matters I'm sure.

[SouthernIslander]

I remember growing up in a town where the neighborhoods were mostly segregated although the schools weren't- this was the seventies and eighties. At one point i had an African American friend. We were 13. Her family appeared to look upon me with suspicion. While i could visit her and was tolerated she wasn't allowed to come to my house in the white neighborhood. I recall my mother being angered by this and confronting her family in a letter. It didn't help matters although at the time I didn't understand why this was all such a problem. In the end it killed our friendship. Only the last few years have I realized why her family, growing up in the south, looked at us, Northerners with little experience of Jim Crow laws, with suspicion. I knew what they were of course. Just didn't connect how her family must have been affected and feared us. I wish I could tell her I'm sorry. We didn't help matters I'm sure.

I wont lie, I still feel like that at times, especially when people outside of the south start shaming us and passing judgement when they really don’t understand what we face in the south. My family has been fortunate to come a long way generationally but it’s still an uphill battle.

You never know, you may be able to reconnect but if not, it’s awesome that you took that experience to learn/grow from it because a lot of people don’t.

[SouthernIslander]

This is good stuff Jules!!! This really sums up what I was saying on that other thread. I’m going to save this and share. Thanks for posting.

[mommy_jules]

He made a follow up video if anyone is interested.

[Della]

I wish everyone would watch this.

[Lemons]

Nixon campaigning on Law and Order with many Americans thinking that the problems were communists and negroes protesting.

Where have we heard that before?