Barry Sharpe of Oklahoma remembers the perspective he gained from witnessing sorghum making; people are people wherever you go! Thank you for your story, Barry. It also is a good reminder to me that what I expose my own children to can make a great impression on them:
My Sorghum Story
“As a boy in Prague, Oklahoma, I was very aware of the annual sorghum making. We never grew sorghum but my parents used it all the time and us kids got into it when the ‘store bought’ maple syrup wasn’t around.
“Keep in mind that Oklahoma in the 1950s wasn’t exactly a center for harmonious relations between black and white families. To the east of Prague a few miles lies the all black community of Boley, Oklahoma, a center then and now for a rich autumn harvest of Black Strap Sorghum Molasses.
Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/sorghum-revival-sorghum-memories-ii.aspx