Friday, August 21, 2015
Northern Race
Thus Falleth
When Dartmouth won the Ivy Basketball Championship,
Jiffy Horter brought the other two managers to our
Massachusetts Swim Club.
One black, and the genial center of any group he was in.
At a far table, Hoddings Cartwright led the whispered toast with
lemonade. “Thus falleth the last bastion of Northern Segregation!”
Uh huh? No big deal. And he agreed.
In his Audi later, though, sobs caught at him.
In case you think merely prejudice.
Heartfelt tradition too!
Labels: Dartmouth, Ivy League, Northern Segregation, prejudice, Race, Race and Tradition, racial prejudice, swim club
