I moved from LA to Dallas in 1967. To put things into context, this 25 year old
part-time college student was active in registering black voters at the time.
I went to the Texas department of Public Safety to get my new Texas drivers
license.? The form had a box which said "Race" with a choice of "W" or "C". I
checked "C" as I am Caucasian.
I got almost to the end of the process when a? large uniformed man said? "Boy,
you checked "C", you don't look colored to me".
I said "Colored is not a race. Neither is white. Caucasian is a race",
He said "Boy, do you want to take a driving test?".
I changed my form to a "W".
So much for strength of convictions!
Mike Moore
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From: DLylis@aol.com
To: auprichard@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net; 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 5:35 am
Subject: Re: [TR] Interesting times at the DMV
When I brought my TR6 paperwork to the DMV with the mileage certified by
the sheriffs deputy the lady behind the counter decided it was absurd that
such an old car had that mileage and changed the certification to unknown.
Their defense to contesting these things is a pile of paperwork and delays
in getting plates, so I bowed graciously while secretly extending my middle
finger, and moved on. At least it made ME feel a little better for a moment
or two. David Lylis 69 TR6 CC26160L 60 TR3A TS74461LO
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