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Duke's 'First Five' black students celebrate 50 years since integration

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Congratulations to all of them. They were fortunate that their parents were wealthy enough to break the barrier for them. It is very expensive to attend Duke and not many people can afford to go there. Growing up we lived in a house with no heat, no indoor plumbing and my mother cooked on a wood stove. We had an outdoor toilet and used a catalog. The boards on the floor were so far apart that you could see chickens walking under the house. So please dont tell me how difficult it was for you. We had to sleep in our clothes at night it was so cold. You ever sleep in a room with no heat all winter?

superman
January 28, 2013 10:51 a.m.

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Some of you really dont care or understand what it is to be black, we have came along way, not letting blacks eat in the same places as whites, not letting blacks use the same water, not letting blacks vote, whites have never had these issues, cause they where the ones putting those signs up, wearing white masks and hanging and killing people, you say it was along time ago, but it wasnt, blacks are still being treated as that BLACKS! maybe if the shoe was on the other foot you would understand maybe if you really dont no who your familiy is because we was raped by whites had babies and then taken away to never be seen again..

berle101
January 25, 2013 2:55 p.m.

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Gravy Pig makes a point. When things don't go the way the NAACP wants them to, it's squarely and totally on the shoulders of whites. When things do, it's squarely and totally on the shoulders of blacks. Funny how power shifts like that.

Terkel
January 25, 2013 1:33 p.m.

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"Good for them."

Don't you mean good for all of us? Do you not celebrate victories in equality?

GravyPig
January 25, 2013 11:20 a.m.

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Noble accomplishments in a peaceful manner. They are rightly honored.

Relic
January 25, 2013 11:18 a.m.

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llf says: "When we do not include all races, a lot of important education is lost."

You are 100% correct, llf! Getting to KNOW others, working with them, going to school with them, talking with them, is VITAL to a healthy view of the world. It's the people who don't know others, who have no experience with them, who hate and fear people of various nationalities or religions. And hate and fear are toxic.

birkie74693
January 25, 2013 9:40 a.m.

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Good for them.

Crew Dog E6
January 25, 2013 9:36 a.m.

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raggy831

Although we are all people of color. A school where only one color is allowed which was at the time "White" only needed to have some diversity and that is what this article is about. When you do not include all races a lot of important education is lost.

llf
January 25, 2013 9:14 a.m.

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raggy831, give it a break. You know what the phrase means. Don't like? Tough. You live in a world where that phrase has a meaning. Get used to it.

jcthai
January 25, 2013 8:54 a.m.

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Heroes who paved the way for others. Beautiful story.

lavenderdejectedmoon
January 25, 2013 8:50 a.m.

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