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I have not had the privilege of reading this book yet. We have lived in the Colfax area for 14 years. Being in an inter-racial marriage of 20 years we've gotten all sorts of "vibes" from people but in Colfax there is still a definite separation of the races. Whites and blacks are civil to each other but the literal rail road tracks serve as the divider. There are rebel flags still flying to signify the racist mind set of the red neck community. My step father-n-law's family is from Colfax and he's told us many times "it wasn't nice" but never the entire history.
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I have not had the privilege of reading this book yet. We have lived in the Colfax area for 14 years. Being in an inter-racial marriage of 20 years we've gotten all sorts of "vibes" from people but in Colfax there is still a definite separation of the races. Whites and blacks are civil to each other but the literal rail road tracks serve as the divider. There are rebel flags still flying to signify the racist mind set of the red neck community. My step father-n-law's family is from Colfax and he's told us many times "it wasn't nice" but never the entire history.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)