living in the Delta (Greenville, Clarksdale: home, transfer, schools)

[MonicaLB]

Hi, my husband and I just moved to Delta about 3 months ago, I'm originally from Dallas, TX and him from Salem, IL. well he is quite older than I but we end up falling in love and since then we've moved alot due to his promotions. I can honestly say this town is horrible, we cant go anywhere with out some one black saying something, these people here are simple minded and what I dont understand is we as African Americans have fought sooo hard for equal opportunites and for racism to stop, but here we are doing the same thing we are fighting against dont that make us hippocrites

[macompt]

I so understand what you are saying...My husband and I were transferred to Greenville from Texas 3 years ago (we moved back last year)...It was going back in time and they want to keep it that way...so sad, and the schools are just so bad...I feel you pain

[Delta Planter]

I am truly sorry to read of your plight; however, moving from Dallas to Mississippi, regardless of where, has simply got to be a shock to the system. My home is in the Mississippi Delta, Cleveland to be specific. I've never heard anything good about Greenville, but you never wrote just where in the Delta you are. Greenville? Greenwood? Inverness? Rolling Fork? Clarksdale? Tunica? There's lots of small towns and communities in the Mississippi Delta, some worse, some better.

Had your husband been given a choice of where to go, would either of you changed your mind? Did you go to that state, to the area where you are totally blind, or did you visit, look around, ask questions ahead of time?

Oh, I now live south of Fort Worth, BTW, having been transferred to the now closed NAS Dallas by the Navy way, way back in 1990.

[baphomet999]

i am sorry to hear about your troubles, i hope things get better, is como mississippi a part of the delta? my husband wants to move there.

[UrbaneAspects]

Its the deep south, If I didnt run into single-minded people..I'd be surprised. I wouldnt expect much more.

In addition, why the delta

[Owen08]

Originally Posted by MonicaLB

Hi, my husband and I just moved to Delta about 3 months ago, I'm originally from Dallas, TX and him from Salem, IL. well he is quite older than I but we end up falling in love and since then we've moved alot due to his promotions. I can honestly say this town is horrible, we cant go anywhere with out some one black saying something, these people here are simple minded and what I dont understand is we as African Americans have fought sooo hard for equal opportunites and for racism to stop, but here we are doing the same thing we are fighting against dont that make us hippocrites

well quite obviously your not the hippocrite im a white boy who has seen blacks that is very racist. but i look at all the good black folks i meet i over look dumb ass white and black racism we all the same jesus made us all so he loves us all

[Robert_J]

Originally Posted by baphomet999

is como mississippi a part of the delta? my husband wants to move there.

No. It is about 30 miles east of the Mississippi River delta. The delta is a geographical landmark that is clearly visible on any topographical map.

-Robert

[Samuel24]

You people can talk down on the Delta all you want every town or city have there ups and downs. The Delta is a nice place. It's just a slow pace area of Mississippi.