lesourn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, the original 1929 film clip! (With dancer Jimmy Mordecai). If you want to know more about Bessie her story is told in the book by Chris Albertson called, Empress of the Blues. She was the voice of her generation and is greatly missed.

bandibreath (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The Blues was born out of the Negro Spirtituals, which of course came out of the suffering of my ancestors that were not only enslaved, but many of my relatives prior to my birth endured the horrors of Jim Crow. By the time I was born in 1961, The second leg of the Civil rights movement had already started. As far as zinbadx, the truth is that Civilization existed in Africa centuries before it ever existed in Europe. Africa was made up of Kingdoms and numerous tribes.

zinbadx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Actually i don't believe in God, i have nothing against black people, i'm not quite sure why i wrote that, i like to see peoples reaction i guess, and ah yes, i'm from Scotland.

viewstew (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh, and I may I add that it's even more revolting to discover you are from EDINBURGH?! I hope you are an exchange student or something, because the Scots are a noble race, long known for their acceptance and tolerance of other races. I repeat - you're a jerk. Times 2. 'nuf said.

viewstew (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow. Hope you're proud of yourself. You managed to make yourself look like a total jerk without anybody else helping you. Oh, and when was the last time you saw God? Please tell me, because I'd love to meet him, and ask him why he let genetic defectives like you get through the gene pool. It's people like you who who draw swastikas on walls, and spell Satan "satin", right? How far did you go in school - 3rd grade? LOSER!

zinbadx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

fucking niggerlovers, god gave us them to have someone pick that cotton in my field, he sent them here because he thought we needed some relaxation, is god black? No, he is white. Niggers are animals, when we sailed down to Africa they danced with bones in their hair around campfires and lived in straw huts, we whites have advanced and civilizied us, but they still lived in anarchy.

RivaJane (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow. Her voice floors me, every time. She was the voice of a generation

MedwayMan1945 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Jimmy Mordecai.

Psytoad (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

damn humanity. try to say that, when i am standing in front of you and i stick my knife in your motherfucking head. and i must not be black to say this.

pjstudevent (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why are YOU on here?