It was a beautiful evening last night. My family and I decided to spend it outdoors at Greenfield Village. (Or The Henry Ford as they would like you to call it.) They are having special Saturday nights in the summer where the Village is open until 9 instead of the usual 5 o' clock closing time. They are also having special concerts on the Village Green. You can bring chairs or blankets and sit and listen to a live performance. They have a different group every week. This weeks group was the North Star Gospel Chorale. They were very good. The kids had a great time listening to familiar songs like "What a Friend we have in Jesus" and "God is so Good". They also sang a few Negro Spirituals and Civil War songs. The kids learned a little bit about slavery and expressed shock when we explained it to them. Larry told them about the Underground Railroad and one of them piped up with "They took the Subway?" After we were sitting there for a while it struck me as ironic that we were listening to music about freedom and equality.
Every one around me was middle or upper class white Americans.
