Comments on: Racist Visitors at the Wren’s Nest — What Would You Do?

By: Lain

Lain — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:49:37 +0000

Henry, thanks for pointing that out. The linking blog post (snippets from other blogs often appear in our comments) has been removed. I’ll see if I can’t remove this feature completely to avoid problems like this one in the future.

By: Henry Butler

Henry Butler — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:45:46 +0000

How very sad that the above blogger posted the remark about people from lower Alabama and that it remains on your site…obviously, prejudice is not just demonstrated racially nor exclusively by Southerners. I happen to be from lower Alabama, consider myself a friend to all, and am a great admirer of JCH. I am extremely offended by such stereotypical remarks by those who are unable to think for themselves.

By: Cathy Parham

Cathy Parham — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:07:25 +0000

Wow. Never visited the Wren’s Nest but plan on doing so. Southerners (black and white) history is intertwined. If the racist public doesn’t know that they probably should crawl back under the rock from which they came.

By: Steven K. Bramlett

Steven K. Bramlett — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:33:02 +0000

I am finding this and commenting very late from the publish date but….

I am the Curator at the East Point Historical Society located south of you. I am white, a lot of visitors are the same (and some are overly aware of their whiteness and the lack if it in others) and I sometimes get the, “This was a nice place before they took over” remark. I guess they think that because I happen to share the same pigmentation with them that it is OK to let me know “Their feelings.” I would love for Jeri to visit and teach me how to handle that type of behavior. I too have entertained a “No racism sign.”

I am for a local museum conference, small places like the nest and our place and others that are struggling with many issues to discuss things like this as well as the other problems. I think if we all (museums and Historical Societies) get to know each other, something could be gained of a positive nature.

By: Ida Beth

Ida Beth — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:24:47 +0000

I am sorry our Jeri had to put up with that BS.

Thanks Jeri for being your usual gracious self.
Maybe wih more encounters with lovely people like Jeri they will realize what jerks they are.

Probably not.
Kill ‘em with kindness .

By: Christa

Christa — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:31:17 +0000

She should have said, “You’re right – the only ones who ‘stay’ here are the GHOSTS OF WHITE PEOPLE!” and then locked him in the basement. This is what I would have done. In my mind, afterwards.

By: lain

lain — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:22:12 +0000

Normally we have a policy about swearing, Joe, but this time we felt that the quote was quite appropriate given the situation. Kind of like the whole Joel Chandler Harris was a basard conversation–

http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/joel-chandler-harris-was-a-bastard/

So we’ll let you slide this time.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:59:06 +0000

I think you can put whatever sign you want on your door. If you want to raise some community and media awareness, it could read “no racist assholes allowed.”

Is this comment going to be rejected because it, too contains profanity?

By: LaWren

LaWren — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:25:29 +0000

I would’ve totally thought you guys were making this up if I hadn’t seen some interviews from a few McCain/Palin rallies (just a handful of loonies obviously- not the whole mob). I thought all racists had at least been taught how to be politically correct by now- sheesh! At least they are a dying breed, right?