The Help, Black Domestics in The 1960s | Socyberty

The Help, Black Domestics in The 1960s | Socyberty

Kathryn Stockett’s book, "The Help" is a best seller and a movie was recently made from it. Some blacks would have liked such a book to have been written by a black person but blacks and whites say they like the book and the movie. It’s the story of black domestics in the 1960s and their white employers. Stockett, herself was raised by a black nanny during that time in Mississippi. The 1960s were the times of upheaval and civil right marches. Martin Luther King was in the forefront, and blacks and whites were marching in the streets for civil liberties.

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Apple Pickin Time in Georgia | Quazen

Apple Pickin Time in Georgia | Quazen

It’s time to get those good North Georgia Mountain apples. They can be bought from the Apple Houses ready to go, or you can take the family and have an apple pickin day of fun. While you’re there buy apple jelly and all kinds of apple desserts plus some of those yummy fried apple pies North Georgia is famous for. And don’t forget to pick up a few jugs of apple cider. Buy extra apples to dry for your own home made apple pies. Here are just a few of the many apple orchards you’ll find in North Georgia.

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