In a recent article I wrote for the Salisbury Post, I stated that "if you ever wanted to see a clear picture of what America is, then go to Faith in late June and early July and you will certainly see just that."
Well much to my shagrin, someone commented in the comments section at the bottom of my article on http://www.salisburypost.com/ website saying that "I wish people would stop referring to Faith as this All-American town when it's full of racists, and that I didn't see any pictures of African Americans."
That may be true, but you cannot find a town in this great country of ours that doesn't have racists. Faith definitely has it's history when it comes to it's past referring to the lack of minorities living there.
Faith is one of those towns that has been the same since it was established. Everyone that lives there is just about if not related. Everybody knows everybody's name and knows about everyone's business. You can tell that just by walking around and listening to people's conversations and they way they act around one another.
That is what America should be, people knowing everybody, and keeping that tight close-knit type of family atmosphere.
The Faith-type town is dying in America, and I'm glad that Faith has kept it's heritage alive with the annual Faith Fourth Festivities. The Faith Fourth of July Parade is annually the top fourth of July celebration in the state of North Carolina.
I'm so glad that towns like Faith still exist with all the big cities and sub-divisions of today where people don't even know who lives next to them.
Regardless of the fact that racism still exists today, and the old stereo-types that people have placed on towns like Faith, just because there aren't equal numbered races living there, having towns like Faith is so very important to keeping our country's proud tradition alive and well.
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