I talked to my son last night. He hadn't heard about the Lott event, and I had to fill him in on the Dixiecrats and segregation. It made me realize how much of what I consider current events are history to younger generations. As I told him about the beatings and dogs and firehoses and murders that happened in the 1960's, I was reminded what a horror Jim Crow was. Lott may have been referring to federalism and states' rights principles, but what he said was a veiled reference to segregation and denial of rights to American citizens.