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Originally Posted by
az_gila
Unfortunately, I do remember the shouting... and as a youngster in the 60's I remember more anti-catholic speech than anti-black.
The vicar of St. Marys used to go to my gran to find out who the catholic families were in the nearby streets so he could skip the houses as he visited.
Earlier than that in the 30's, my father said he couldn't join his local Boy Scouts because he lived on the protestant side of the street (Tuebrook) and it was a Catholic troop.
I do think it was part of Liverpool culture in the 60's and earlier, whether we like it or not...
Ged made a recent post re' Daisy st. school,which was both Catholic,and Protestant! My Mrs used to go there,and remembers no problems at the school itself,but outside,had it emphasised by
some adults,why this was so!My own memories were/are similar,in the sense that I was told we were different(better!) but I never gave it much credence,though there were some older people around, who took it very seriously!
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