Deep South - First Impressions 🇺🇸
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- Deep in the heart of the Mississippi Delta region is an America that lives by its own rules. A place that feels like traveling to another country with its own unique stories and culture. Join me in Mississippi at the start of this 6-part series about the Deep South region of America.
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Would be amazing to get a fund going for booker Ts mother in law maybe get her a hearing aid? Lovely family ❤
❤❤❤I’m so excited for the release of this series. My husband’s family is from this area and eventually moved to Saint Louis and now California. Love to keep these stories alive! Critical for my sons. Part of their beautiful history.
Love your videos Peter but i found it really weird that you, who makes these awesome videos to bring people of different cultures and backgrounds closer together, to participate in this strange trend of capitalizing ''Black'' (and i havent looked it up but probably in other videos groups like'' Asian'', ''Latino'' etc too) but not ''white'' in your subtitles. As i said i love your vids but this is just something i negatively noticed and didnt expect you to do.
I would love to meet Mr. Booker. He reminds me of family.
A great family indeed ❤
When Booker T ,told Peter to fix a nice plate "your at home now" was so gracious, what a great man and what a great family!
That's the south. People are like this where I'm from for the most part always giving out bomb food and just hanging out drinking coffee and talking about the old days. Simple but courteous people.
That’s the hallmark of a “clan” family, (not that type of CLAN obviously) vs the modern creation of the “nuclear” family. Anyone that reads this, I suggest you do some research into the societal and familial degradation of many westernized countries because of the abandonment of the clan family dynamic. It will change your whole world view.
@pawpawthebeagle9442 I understand what you said but I'm not an anthropologist or a very well educated man,I just know good people,family,etc. I don't care about race,sexual preference, or whatever
Good people are good people and from my experience having done 54 laps around the sun
Humble working class are my friends and my family without judgment
Ps. When a man shows you and is willing to share homemade liquor, you have his trust and a friend for life
@@anthonypawnee611 It's not just the south. People in most of the rural US are like this. I'll agree that many areas in the south definitely live up to the "southern hospitality" thing though. It's very noticeable. I'm a truck driver, from northeast PA, and the first time I went to southern Tennessee, near the Alabama state line, I was immediately struck by a different level of "friendly" than I'd ever experienced. Like I said, it was really noticeable in a way that anyone not from there could have seen.
Worked with booker T as a young man in Wyoming. Such a solid dude! Taught me a lot!
That’s amazing! Where exactly in WY?
Oh, wow!
Washington?
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That's so cool !
I love that you did this documentary on Booker T! This is better than any documentary on mainstream tv! The way that you took the time to let Booker T relive the memories of “back in the day” was outstanding. The fact that his family will forever have these memories captured. Thank you for using your platform to showcase people like Booker T! 👏🏽💪🏽
Hi Sister please Help
This video brings back so many memories. I was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta. At the tender age of five, I remember picking cotton and working on the family farm. My dad didn’t care that we were little girls. We had to work. I joined the Marine Corps my senior year in high school and I left for boot camp a week after graduation. That was 44 years ago. The moral values and work ethics that I learned from my parents laid the foundation for future success. Today, I am a retired Marine with four college degrees and will be retiring again soon from the public school system in the Lowcountry of South Carolina in two years. God bless the people of the Mississippi Delta.
Wow! 4 degrees, a vet and teacher?! Amazing 🤩🇺🇸🥰❤️
Tk u for your service...in all your fields!
God bless you and yours and thank you for you service! 💓
What an amazing woman because our people had to work hard too get anything in America systemic Racism against us very proud of you Sister through God I'm from Detroit Michigan born an raised in happy my parents left the south for us to get an better life an education it was well worth it.
As a guy from Poland 🇵🇱 , i think this is most interesting channel about America I've ever seen. Places and stories of those people are gold. Keep up the good work, greetings from Poland.
We are a big country with a lot of variety. This area in this video reminds me a lot of Eastern North Carolina. You have a lot of small rural farming communities mixed up with country white and country black people. It's not like the cities, you all just live your lives and get along because you have to.
He shows the real world not the kardashians ❤
any suggestions for like content in europe?would LOVE to learn.
As a European who’s now an American through and through, these people are why we are passionate and patriotic about this country. They are the backbone and the humanity of this great nation! ❤🇺🇸
This is not the real America. Don’t be fooled.
This wholesome, hard-working family represents the lifeblood of this country. It warms my heart. God bless them. Thanks, Peter.
Well said!
I'm agnostic but I agree all those kind hearted and willing people be blessed, blessed Peter and blessed all people reading this comment. Amazing the grandma. She probably encountered some hard times but look at her all smile. Such a lesson of humility and forgiveness and making the best of life. Alleluia.
@@lorenzoblum868 Sounds like you might be believin in the goodness of mankind, which is all Jesus Christ taught his short life here on earth.
@@lorenzoblum868doesn't appear like you will be agnostic for long. God bless you 🙏
@@posseeANNA jesus, brothers, sisters, fathers, ma, daughters, sons, cousins, neighbours and you. Keb Mo singing "God trying to get your attention" is a gospel make happy feet. I wish there was one universal wisdom based on respect regardless believes but all we see is clash Catholic 💣Protestant, Musulmans 💣Christians, Jews 💣Musulmans... So I avoid giving Names. Jesus, Mahomet, Zeus, Bouddha...
The lovely 97-year-old mother has an amazing memory! She is so sweet! I loved this episode so much. Booker T has a wonderful community and family surrounding him.
Seeing her warmed my heart. She made me think of my great grandmother, who passed last year at 103 in Ludlow, MS.
My dad passed away recently he was 96 I miss him so bad I am his baby girl.
@@Z-MyAwwww my condolences 🙏 what an blessing to live to 103 ,My dad just passed recently he was 96 I miss him so bad R.I.P. Daddy George love you see you in the new world 🌎 Amen 🙏 your baby girl.
I am 73 and my grandparents share cropped in Missouri. I want to cry because we have lost something as purest gold people. My grandpa had ruptured intestine because he pushed a plowed with his stomach area. They provided food for neighbor's when needed. My grandpa and grandma Hasting Crim and Myrtle Crim were the best. They read the Bible and tried to live their lives that way.
I could listen to this man tell stories all day, that voice flows like warm molasses.
Lou Rawls sorta draw
like warm molasses😂 love it
Listen to some lightin hopkins
@@murepnot lou Rawls
That is how I feel. I could just sit back and listen to the family tell us their history and It is so interesting to see what is real in the South,
If Mr. Booker was so inclined, he should open a small school to teach welding. He would make a superb teacher, and passing on his knowledge would be a great legacy.
Yes, my husband and I would visit from AZ to ck it out.
Wonderful suggestion! My Father was a welder 43 years and provided a comfortable life for us. We need trade schools and apprenticeships.
Well, he has the perfect name for it. I didn’t really hear any mention of his namesake Booker T Washington
@@jrhackman7414Technically his namesake was his father, his father’s grave says he was also named Booker T. I’d imagine his father was named after Booker T. Washington though
I was thinking the same thing.
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️What an interesting documentary - very informative. Booker T is a natural tour guide and he and his family are amazing people.
German here. Americanophile as one can be. And your channel is the best I ever knew. Thank you, Sir, for showing us the great forgotten corners of this Great Nation. Thank you and nothing but love from Germany.
Hahah I’ve never heard of an Americanophile? What does that mean you love diner cheeseburgers & Chevys? Lol 😂 glad to hear someone likes America because nobody here does anymore!
This is the type of content we should ALL be subjected to daily vs. the crap that we are spoon-fed via the news and online. THIS is reality TV as it should be. It feels inviting & familiar... yet it is raw, emotional, & eye-opening, too.
This is us! MOST Americans wake up every day and live their lives, work hard, and take care of their families just like Booker T. Pop culture, politics, and the media would have us all believe that we are different and that we hate each other. But thankfully, documentaries like these help to remind us that we are so much more alike than we realize.
I agree 100% with Booker T's sentiment: As long as you treat me well, I'll treat you well. White, Black, Brown, Green, or Purple... we are all human beings. Thank you for your work, Peter!! 🙏🏽
You would be surprised how much people all over the world are more alike, despite colour/language/religious beliefs/etc., and share the same hopes and fears. The difference between huge cities and the countryside everywhere the same. The difference between people of a rich background compared to someone from a poor or middle-class background everywhere the same.
I could count up more and more examples all the same.
Ask someone who had been blessed to travel a few countries on three continents.
Greetings from good ol' Germany
No that is not true the majority of these demons get up in the morning to put in place their evil plan that was dreamed up yesterday
Amen brother. I love southern hospitality
This is written so beautifully! ❤i absolutely agree 100%
Dude I would have Booker t over my house for dinner Abby day!
Booker T was such a great host, he really made me smile. What a blessed man, and surrounded by his beautiful family!
This was a fantastic episode
Booker T was awesome
Oh yeah, I smiled and LOL'd several times. He seems like a really great guy.
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As a northeast Mississippian I’m enjoying these videos. I had my great great grandma till I was 15. When I was a kid she had gotten running water but only in the kitchen sink. She raised 11 kids mostly by herself. Her husband I never knew but he drank himself to death on wood grain alcohol. When I’d stay with her I used the outhouse or if it was night time I’d use the pee pot by the back door. It was for only #1. She would sling it out the back door. She lived right beside my great grands. Anytime I stayed with them if it was time to pick anything in either garden I helped. They had 2 very large gardens. While we were working in them if you had to go you used the outhouse. When I got married we lived in my great grands old house for free because my great grandma was in the nursing home. They had already torn down my great great’s house. 3 years later my great passed. We bought the house from my grandma & uncle. We lived there for 11 years till we outgrew it. When we bought it my husband tore down the old outhouse. We also tore down the old well because it hadn’t been used in 20 years and didn’t work. We did keep the 2 old tractor sheds my great granddaddy had built. It was sad to sell it but we didn’t need it. I’ve never eaten raccoon and I don’t know anyone who does. I’ve eaten squirrel dumplings and deer. My dad eats mountain oysters but he’s a veterinarian and gets them fresh. My father in law eats chitlins but that’s nasty too. I did have a pet raccoon. Coolest pet I’ve ever had! A hunter found him abandoned and brought him to my dad. He was a little baby! He thought I was his moma. He’d get on my shoulder up in my hair where you couldn’t see him. If anyone got too close he’d stick his head out and growl & hiss. He never bit anyone though. We tried keeping him in a cage but no matter what we did he always managed to get out. My bedroom was up a steep set of stairs but he managed to climb them. Every morning I’d wake up with a fur ball on my shoulder. I’ve seen the clan once. It was about 12 years ago. They weren’t from northeast MS but were in Corinth at the courthouse protesting something. I’ve never been so shocked to see something. I was afraid a fight might break out. It was like someone had transported me to a time before I was born. I didn’t know they even still existed.
I rarely watch anything longer than 10 minutes but I was enjoying hour now. Thank you for your effort and, thank you for beautiful presentation. Respect
Best regards to all of you from one small country on south east Europe, North Macedonia
Im from Europe and when i watch your videos i feel like im traveling to those places. There is no other channel on youtube that can bring out that expirience of real america like you do.
Brit here, Peters videos have dispelled so many myths for me especially the Appalacian vids
Born in Alabama, raised in Mississippi. These are salt of the earth people. Booker T and his family's stories are fascinating. God bless.
....born in Alabama, near Mobile, finished high school on the Mississippi gulf coast, in Moss Point, colleged in Atlanta, Georgia...!❤😊❤😊
I could listen to this gentleman for hours, talking about his family history and the surroundings. Great job by all thank you.
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My family grew up poor in Alabama. Booker’s story reminds me of us. We never grew cotton but farmed. My daddy passed away at age 50. My mother had been a mother and homemaker never worked. Wee had a real hard time. No inside toilet until I was 13. My brothers had big paper routes at ages 13 and 9 on bicycles. Iy was very hard living.
I was just thinking this!@@andrewmoore3491
Wow, just love hearing about this town and all the lovely people you meet. I am watching you from Tasmania, Australia.
Booker T - what a likeable person! I love how he doesn't get roped into any of the discussion about race, he isn't bitter, always positive. Even at the dinner table when everyone else was talking about race he just kept quiet. Love this guy - worked hard his whole life and made something of himself. Very respectable, always smiling. Great family too. I like how he makes sure to introduce everyone. A true gentleman. The world can use more Booker Ts.
Thanks for the kind words. may God continue to bless you and your family!!!
I’m from Louisiana…born and raised. I’ve lived in Utah for the past 8 years. I grew up with down home folks like these. These are our friends and neighbors. Good, God fearing, hard working, Americans. Thanks for showing the real southerners. Booker T and his family were so warm and inviting. The way he told you that you were at home while having dinner with his family… That just warmed my heart. This is how southerners are. We want to invite you in, share our stories with you, show you our home town, and hear about yours. I could not think of a more perfect representative of the south than Booker T and his amazing family. What loving and genuinely kind people. Contrary to what the movies and the media try to make us southerners out to be, we’re not all back woods and ignorant and filled with hate. We’re more alike than we are different. But MSM, and politicians divide us. We need to stand together, remember our history, both good and bad. Break bread together, learn together, pray together, and live together in peace. Thank you Peter for making this documentary. I feel blessed to have seen it. God bless you.
@wendywendy8379, well said.
Very well said, agree 100%.
Came here to say this. Thank you.
Most "god fearing people" are not good and they show us daily.
@calvinhobbes5524 what makes us think you are any better?
Here's the thing, I am a black male from the Deep South. My extended family still owns portions of the plantation where my ancestors were enslaved. That is very common in the south.
I tell people that when I was a kid, we shopped at the Co-Op and everything was cheap or done on the barter system. My Grandparents had livestock and would put a Notice at the Co-Op for any local farmers who wanted to trade or barter Wheat, Grain, Corn, Potatoes, Onions, etc for chicken, beef, or pork.
I live out west. I’m an oldish white woman. We need to hear your stories, so far removed from my life … I’m low to middle income, trying to get by with my kid and grandkids. All they see is the political crap on tv and gang life.
My elders died the same year Bobby Kennedy and Dr MLK …
Our country needs to be schooled.
@@shellymusgrove3328 I sure do agree with you about, "Our country needs to be schooled." And, right, all kids see today is "political crap" in the media and social platforms.
Interesting, thanks for sharing. Coming from immigrants myself , I appreciate the peoples history vs. American history books in public schools.
What a sweet family
That is very AWESOME , and Exactly how we should be living now . The reason we don't is because corperations have Insidiously made us believe that we can't do without them , BUT , It just is not true . We need to take back OUR Sovereignty. ❤ Thanks for sharing 😊
What an incredible history. I could listen to Booker T tell stories all day long.
Well done. This video makes me realize how connected people are to their location and history. Sometimes American history seems so “long ago” but a video like this makes one realize a lot of our past continues to have significant impact upon today.
Great video. I’m from Asia and this is the America we will never get to see if not for these videos. America is much more than those big cities and politics we see on TV everyday. Keep up the good work!
Very true. Even in big states like California, where I live. There are places like this all over the country. It's just too bad all the media covers are the big cities and crime.
100% true.
There are more places like this in the US than the stuff they show on TV. Every city has a suburb, and every suburb has a rural area outside of it but it's always ignored and often the heart of our country.
59-year-old from the west coast of Canada. I have learned more about people and culture from your videos than I ever learned in school. Your videos are awesome! Thank you, Mr Booker T. and your family for sharing!
Ontario here and yes Peter opens up his country like no other.
Toronto here! Yes the content Peter makes is so interesting and well done! Theres nobody like him.
Exactly how I feel . Priceless stuff. Very appreciated
i get that down south and in so much of the states its really poor and towns fade away but the bet the real estate is cheap, i also live in west coast of canada and am 32 years old, i'll be lucky to afford a shoe box to live in 15 years.
Is there any particular reason we can't get this man nominated for a Pulitzer Prize at this point?
Hello from Long Island, New York! 👋🏽 Thanks Peter for your inspirational videos & documentaries! Love watching these great Americans across the country , and giving them the platform to tell the raw truth about their communities & the history of their town’s & neighborhood! I’m a 61 black woman born & raised in Brooklyn, New York! But my parents, grandparents and ancestors came from South Carolina. I appreciate hearing the history of my family in the Jim Crow segregated south from my parents, uncles & extended elder family. Thanks Booker T & your wonderful family for sharing your family history & community! God bless you! 😊🙏🏾❤️
Grandmama towards the end of the video has such a positive view on life that’s really beautiful. I’m glad she can look back fondly, surrounded by a beautiful loving family.
As someone from Louisiana, I know that food is good and people take care of you by feeding you. The love is in the food. It feels like home.
Absolute truth, born and raised on the south east coast of Louisiana, all people want to do is help each other and have good times
Booker and Lodine! So good to see you guys. You guys were great neighbors here in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Snowed today and I know you probably do not miss that. Miss the moonshine and the great company. So glad we got to see this documentary by mr. Santenello.
How cool is that? Great people. Just glad I get to see them on TH-cam. 👍🏼
awhhh omg! I love that you know them! I just stumbled on this video and watched the whole thing. This is honestly a beautiful perspective. love it.
Booker T got me wanting to move to Wyoming, like really!!
Awesome place, great people. Booker T has the gift to tell his story in a way that's impossible not to listen to him. Warm smile, very big heart. Great man.
Greetings from Luxembourg
Love in the conversation at grandma's, talking about her Indian heritage, when Booker T was asked what kind of Indian in her, he said Blackfoot. No, and laughs, that's funny and I cracked up.
Brit here. This is the America I love. Thank you Booker T, you have a lovely family. Thanks Peter.
Dutch here, this is indeed the great South, I hope one Day to visit the south of the USA, i don't care about New York, LA and other big cities. Love cajun food, love the music, like the folks. God bless you all. Howdy from the Netherlands 🤠
I'd recommend Natchez, Mississippi. It's the oldest city on the Mississippi River. It's where I live!
@@Dutchcowboy13come to Alabama
Kiwi (New Zealander) here!!
My mum lives in Wyoming with her American hubby....loved spending time over there!
Did you notice anything funny about the sky
Booker T is the kind of guy I’d love to sit down and have dinner with and listen to his wisdom and his stories. Seems like a good, hard working, family loving, genuinely great dude. Would love to see more video with Booker T.
I agree with you 👍
@@pstw4890👍👍✌️🇨🇦
Absolutely! We only know our lives through our lived experiences. I love how Peter asks direct questions with compassion and a will to understand.
Yes, MORE of Booker T and family!! Love them!
I would love to see a video of him taking a trip back to Wyoming and showing Peter around the same way he did in Mississippi.
Thank you, Booker. Such a nice visit with you, I really enjoyed listening to you.
QUICK SHOUTS TO MAW AT THE END. This was such a great episode and to end on this note was powerful. Love it.
Almost broke down when she talked about how much she loved school but that she never went to college. That would have been 80 years ago and of course racism would not allow that. But she knows that she has family members that were able to do it and makes her happy. But her pain of wanting something she knew she could never have because of the times was difficult for me. They all seem great, very close and loving.
I worked with Booker for years. What a cool deal to see 1 of my favorite youtubers interview a friend. Hey Book!!!
is he as cool and laid back to work with as he seems in the video? I'll bet working with him with pure pleasure and lots of information.....😊😁
Hope he brought some if that cornbread to work. Spread the love.
Small world.
@devinhyde1139 he was always a proper gentleman. A true stand up kind of guy. It was/is and honor to know him.
I was so sad I didn’t stop to say hey. I seen you talking to him on the square. Thank you for visiting our town and learning more about us
🙋🏾♀️ hope you feel better and you're no longer sad.
Wish u could've stopped I would've bought lunch love ❤️ ❤❤
He'll be back. No worries. You can't just roll into Mississippi, then roll out. The State, land, folks, pride, hospitality, and respect sticks with folks. 🫶🏻
@@ResinAlchemist2024 Don't forget Elvis.
Removing statues is not an attempt to erase history. Erecting statues is not how we record history, it’s how we glorify people. For instance if you grow up in Germany today you will learn a lot about fascism and the holocaust etc, but they don’t have a statue of Hitler in the town square.
This man is a complete stranger to me. He’s not famous that I know of but man I absolutely love walking through history with him. Everyone has a story and I’m so glad I got to hear his. Excellent video man. Great job.
From Sweden. I would enjoy a meal at that table any day of the week. Looked like great food and great company.
If you come to a black BBQ you’ll have the most fun you ever had at a party!!
Peter, this interview was so outstanding, heartwarming and historical. Booker T, what can I say? Booker T was the perfect host. You can just feel how genuine he is and his kindness was just amazing. This interview had so many layers. As an african american, the stories that were told, the expericence, the family, the food, all of this is all of our families if you are born black in America, this is the story of our history. Thank you so much for this interview, I am so grateful to have watched this and Thank You Booker T for your warm hospitality. God Bless you and your family.
Yes! This all of our families as African Americans! Thank you Peter and thank you Booker T!
@@braniefanie4938 Well, our history is as old as America. Duh! If you are talking human history for Africans, well, they were first, so I am not sure what you are referring too.
@@braniefanie4938 Care to explain what you mean and what's your point?
@@braniefanie4938 Whose history "isn't that old?" You must be joking 😂
What a great video of Mississippi! 😃 I am a 70 year old white woman, born and raised in MS. Mr. Booker T. gave a VERY realistic view of MS! He said it all, when he said you treat others like you want to be treated! When this happens, life is good! I was taught to live like this, too! Things are not perfect in MS now. However, it’s much better than when I was growing up in the 1960’s. Most of my family grew up in lots of the same ways as Mr. Booker T. We didn’t have wealth handed to us, either. I am a retired teacher of 27 years. For most of those years, I taught in all or mostly black classrooms. I loved my years of teaching! I was so blessed to teach and work with all of the precious black children and people that I was with! Thanks for making this video and showing the MS of today!!! ❤
I bet …. At 70 you are still living off of the proceeds from the slave trade & if not then white privilege 🤔
I am happy for BT too difference is my direct mother and father is not responsible for all they have done to him and all us alike 😔
Teaching our kids a European education from whites was set in place when slavery was so called abolished which transition into a modern day slavery as we see it today 💁🏼♂️
It’s sad we were stripped of our true education our land and history 😞
Yes, lots of things to be sad about in our history. 🙁 The way I see it, I can only strive everyday to be the best person I can be, and love ALL people. 😊
@prosperityboy50 actually Trumps dad's buddy wrote up our education system.
@prosperityboy50 i wanna see the school that you are creating to cure blacks of mental slavery...crickets i hear...if all you do is talk and not doing anything about it you may as well fall in line...
We've been watching your content for two weeks straight now. We're hooked. Keep it coming.
Great documentary. I was born in the north ( New York City ) and this open my eyes to the south. its sad but the People look very happy. Mr. Booker is outstanding and very friendly but all in all American history breathtaking
What is Peter’s process to pick who will be showing him around? Every time…every guest is incredibly knowledgeable of the culture/area. And they seem to be the most wholesome people…so engaging. Absolutely phenomenal, Peter.
The grandma was so sweet. 🥲
I'm guessing people reach out to him and his team and they talk on the phone or something.
It's the grandma who arranged it all...she is like Marlon of the Carleones...
They always pretend they are hard of hearing and a little vacant...but like the old native Indian tribe chiefs...they see and hear all...wise old birds
I usually see him making a post before he does his videos about asking who is from an area or know people for particular videos he is doing and to email him
This guy is acknowledable
Booker t wow what a great guy the very best of humanity he puts your faith back in human nature , self made guy from such a hard beginning is inspiring this is a fantastic video Peter , much love and respect to all involved from Nottingham England 🏴.
I commented on your Jackson, MS video because I grew up there, but I wanted to comment on this one too because I was born in Grenada, MS. My grandparents and my parents all grew up in Carthage, MS which is located in Central Mississippi in Leake county, known as the square county for its square shape. My grandmother grew up picking cotton and when she was older, she worked in the local cotton mill.
Really interesting that Booker T moved to Wyoming for 42 years and then moved back to MS. I actually lived in Montana, but only for 3 years. I loved it, but missed the south too much to stay as long as he did.😅
Thanks for sharing parts of my beloved home state of Mississippi, as I now live in Alabama, which I love, but my heart will always be in Mississippi!!💗
What a BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING - Booker T! His spirit shines brightly! I LOVED this fabulous interview about yester-days!! I would love eating a meal w/them! I'm white and grew up outside Atlanta in the 50's; picked cotton as a small child singing in the fields of southern heat on my country relatives' impoverished farms w/shacks to live in, in Powder Springs, GA, which was, at the time, very much like the impoverished areas in this video.
I loved staying on their farms in the summer surrounded by mud dirt roads and cotton fields, riding in the back of a pick up to the old clapboard General Store w/its pot belly stove & Moon pies!
THANK YOU PETER for a GREAT INTERVIEW of these wonderful, warm hearted people! God bless them & BookerT. They stand for personal values and ethics, which sadly, have faded w/yesterday! I hope I see them in Heaven!! Soon! 🙏🙏🙏
I grew up in Toombs County Georgia aka Lyons Georgia
There's OUR bar, where we PARTIED, next there's our Church, where we didn't party😂😂😂
Great times huh ? All that white superiority !! ‘Muerica!!!😂😂😂😂
Did you guys eat 'coons there too?
The five time champ
Can’t believe Booker T’s wife is 66 and her sister is 72. They both literally look like they’re in their 40s. Incredible! Their mom is looking great too at 96.
I thought the same thing! Amazing genes.
And a lot of physical hard work helped them stay young too. But yes, good genes go a long way! They are definitely fortunate in some respects. The country life definitely has its benefits, having grown up in Notth Carolina myself
It's the food
Black don’t crack unless you’re doing it
I think it's the slower lifestyle down there. No pressure, peace and quiet
Coming from the UK, its amazing to hear the stories and history. Thanks for documenting it. ❤
Watching from London, these videos are great! My Favourite channel on TH-cam at the moment, because I can see the USA for what it is rather than what the media wants it to be seen as.
I served a 2 year mission for my church in Mississippi and I'm so glad you showed this part of the deep south. The Black folk were so kind and gracious to me (a 19-21 year old white boy) for the entire two years that I was there. I love these people, the world needs to know how good these people are.
This past month I have been extremely depressed due to a bad heartbreak. I came across one of your videos and it captivated me. Distracted me. Opened new pathways to my brain and encouraged me to learn more. The Native American ones are my favorite.
I haven’t stopped watching. You are helping us more than you know.
❤
Been there Kelly. One Love!!
I’m glad your feeling a little better. I too love these videos 💞
Hang in there Kelly. So many great days ahead. This is just one tiny snapshot in time. It will pass. Sending you love and light. 🙏❤️
Forgive yourself Kelly. Maybe try Meditation and the other 7 pillars 🙏
My father worked with Booker he's a great man miss you book up here in wyoming much love glad to see you're doing well
Peter, you did a great job asking questions. A lot of questions were ones I wanted to hear answers to. You put people at ease.
Booker T is an American icon! And living the American dream. Came from very humble means but he’s building his legacy daily! This guy would never let anything or anybody hold him back!👍🏽
we have to be nicer to black people and pay them reparations, they really did built this country! one million per black folk minimum
Nope don’t think so.@@amandaburleson2035
Paying „reparations“ would be exactly the wrong thing to do. Just keeping people from engaging and striving to achieve. Advertise guys as Booker T. Provide infrastructure and stepstones that allow people to more easily follow his example.
@@pwa8453well with your logic. Let's take away the wealth of all those families that benefit from slavery. And reset.
@@pwa8453Bullshit this country needs to pay what it owes......you don't get a 500 year headstart then get mad when the very ones you keep down with just a few basic laws applied even almost catch up and in some instances surpass the very entrenched ones who wish to " make this country great again" stop with the pandering that's where YOU should begin.
Booker T IS AMERICA. THROUGH AND THROUGH. TOP TO BOTTOM. LOVE BOOKER T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO PETER!!!!!!!!!!
Booker T: Can you dig it sucka?
He's a good man with a good family
@@scclifThere are many of us yet still bound by the effects of Jim Crow. Such ashame America would rather support illegal migrants, Israeli and Ukraine wars with billions of our tax dollars.
Ain't that the truth
Здравствуйте! Я из России. Недавно случайно наткнулся на ваш канал. Очень интересно! Корректный, располагающий к себе автор канала, но что самое главное, очень интересные герои видео. Такое впечатление, что ходишь в гости к интересным, добрым, трудолюбивым людям вместе с автором. Спасибо за вашу работу. Опять же мне, как изучающему самостоятельно английский язык, очень полезно слушать речь из разных частей США, различать особенности речи, нюансы произношения.
36:11 I’ve been to this supermarket! So many great grocery deals.
Booker T- a true American. I loved watching this and hearing his stories. He is proof that hard work pays off. His perspective is priceless! So thankful to you for meeting him and his family, and sharing him with us! I hope Booker will start his own vocational school for the youth in his area. ❤
I was thinking the same thing about Mr. Booker starting a vocational project ❤
Wow Peter, what a experience you had here. And I hope you and Booker T stay in contact and hopefully hang out again. His family seemed to enjoy having you around and opening their lives out to give you that Mississippi experience..., 57:50
Now ask him about the hard working Blacks that had their land taken or lynched !
I missed her name, but the 97 -year old mother-in-law is sharp beyond belief. Oh my goodness, she's delightful and she just made my day! What an amazing family ! So thankful and glad for this documentary. Thank you so much.🙏♥️✝️
I'm from Ivory Coast, West Africa. Awesome job Peter! Great interactions with people! I was amazed by Booker T and wish to meet him someday.
What a wonderful visit to this gracious man and his family. I loved it from start to finish. Sharing a couple of meals, meeting locals, the smiles and laughter, the landscape and history, it was just beautiful!
Hello, I am from Czech republic, middle europe. I ve always wanted to visit usa, never happened yet. Your documentary is so interesting to me. I know usa just from pop culture, movies. You are showing me hidden corners of usa and it is so interesting to me. All those stories, people. What i really apreciate is that you allow your guests to talk without interuption and you are asking great question. Thank you for amazing work.
Movies and pop culture is not like 90% of the country
Watch his Appalachia series too.
The South is amazing. You won’t regret visiting.
@@bradmiller159what's amazing about it 😂
@@jjjhnmjThe food the people the culture the history and much more. It’s unique just like every other part of the world. If you have to ask then you need to expose yourself to more.
When I think about America, Americans and American values I picture people like these…kind, resourceful, intelligent, decent, hard working and funny!!! Really enjoyed this video…..
For sure. I've visited the USA many times but what puts me off is the amount of illegals entering. Glad some places are untouched by such issues
@@ksm1985Mississippi is increasingly becoming home to migrants( I'm sure of all types). Even our small towns are starting to have entire crews of immigrants, it used to just be a construction crew or two, but now there are endless crews in all types of industries that are 100% immigrants.
The south is full of people like Booker, though, Black, White, Brown , and red. We tend get a bad rap online and in the news, etc, but the vast majority of folks are simply just living their lives, working and trying to make a living. Racism certainly exists on both sides, but you'll mostly only encounter it through a lens of some sort.... most folks get along just fine.
Almost all the generations are illegal from a moral standpoint...there were only natives there on Turtle Island...and it only changed quite recently...kick out the immigrants...and there would be no-one left...I wonder how many pure blood natives there are...those mentioned in this video were mixed...@@ksm1985
That's 100! I was born an raised in Mobile and Fairhope, Alabama. Wonderful folks like these are the norm. It's literally a bubble of hospitality. Every Southern woman is another mother by default. We say Yes Mam, Yes Sir, Thank you, and most of all "'hey ya'll!"
@weirdmood8102 ah damn that's sad to hear as it's really got to be affecting the country but it gets swept under the carpet like here in the UK
I'm from NZL and learned more here than anywhere else. Thank you Booker T & family 💚💗
Beautiful family, inspiring stories! I am an American of Dominican decent. I have always admired black people from the south. The life seems so much more calm and respectful, not like anything I’ve experienced being born and raised in New York City. I wish to retire there in the near future. Thanks Mr booker t and Peter for this wonderful documentary.
Peter Santanello is a national treasure.
He is a vessel for unification, a solution against division.
He is a way for us all to find common ground and come together.
You always crush it Peter. What a good dude Booker is. He opened his home and life to share his story with us. Really great to get that generational insight of life then and now. Well done boys!
Thank you Broski! Much appreciated.
🈴Booker T for Governor 🈴. He knows everyone 😅
@PeterSantenello Peter you and your audience would really benefit and appreciate speaking with people who really know and can discuss the Moorish history and influence if "america". Your ignorance, as with most "americans" regarding the true history of the country, its presumed "founding fathers" The "Black" aboriginal & "Black" European presence long before anything you referenced being taught in school. If you care, the documented information is all there. Good job.
@@PeterSantenellobooker is one cool dude. And his family and friends are equally cool. Especially the grandma at 97. She’s a firecracker . Reminds me of my mom who lived until she was 95 and a firecracker as well.
Booker t does need to open a welding shop and training center to pass on his knowledge to the younger generation . He also has ALOT of life skills he could pass along as well.
@@SuperAZPatriot Booker T for vice president
That was absolutely outstanding man I got chills just thinking about some of the stories that they were talking about how they were rising above the problems and the issues that they've dealt with absolutely outstanding folks.
This is a great service that you are doing...connecting us all thru our struggles. Thanks
An amazing segment! Mr. Booker is a fantastic personality, without a doubt a great example of good people.
The best guide Peter has had so far in my opinion. And he had some really good ones in the past.
Another masterpiece Peter! My wife and I don’t agree on what we usually like to watch but on your vids we put our phones down and watch intently. Booker T and his beautiful family are inspiring. Just love this.
Same here!
Thanks so much!
Same!
Peter is a genius…. Glad I found him
Same in my family! The one thing we can agree on. ❤
This is the first episode I've seen of this channel and I immediately followed. Watching this was so relaxing. The way he took you through his town and life was so comforting. I hope there are more episodes that feel like this.
Sure enjoy your channel, Peter. Thanks for taking us along.
I worked with BT a good bit in the mine and Lodine gave me the best care during my hospital stays. Salt of the Earth folk.
I really enjoy these rural american vlogs. Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱🤝🇺🇸
Hope all is well across the pond! Greetings!
I loved Poland when I was there! Wish I could visit again
As do I from the UK
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Your video brought tears to my eyes. I left the South 50 years ago, like Booker T., in search of a better life. But Booker T., his wonderful family, the food, the language, the talk about farming and cotton, the images of the old buildings and countryside made me feel as though I were right back where I started from. Booker T. commands great respect. He was the perfect gentleman but I could tell that he knew how to draw a line in the sand when necessary. He's a wonderful fellow.
I have to admit I teared up out of happiness for his successes and also for the harshness and difficulty of living in a place where race is such a huge part of day to day life. We know the South is still heavily divided, but we really don't KNOW. All I know is that man is a straight up gentleman. Walks the walk. I'd pay to sit down at that man's table for a meal. Its always a small honor to meet people like him and his family. Rare in this world. So much so, I'm thinking about him and what I learned the day after watching.
Same here! My family lives in the South too and I'm always glad to return!
@@Metal-Nine11 nah, the South is more racially connected than most northern states and the rest of the country- we share a common culture down here- from food, music, customs and behaviors that one doesn't see in most other places. It's just one of the many stereotypes others outside of the South should have stopped pushing years ago.
@@user-gc5og2yf5c Those are cultural connections though as you just pointed out, not necessarily 'racial'/ethnic.
i thinkthe south will rise again. We willr eturn to growing food and farming will become cool again
My man Booker T 👊🏾 it was fun to see how many folks said hi to him at the supermarket 😅😅 Truly a man of the people. Good docu 🎉
Hey there. I’m born in Starkville Mississippi and Kosciusko Mississippi was our home. My PawPaw grew cotton, tobacco, and their home garden. There’s no place like HOME. I don’t live there now but my roots are from Mississippi ❤️❤️❤️
I'm watching this sitting in Germany. So interesting to see how other real people live and to listen to their stories. I really apreciate the way how Peter is filming producing this. So open-minded. Thanks for that.
How’s Germany?
Und ich dachte immer, Ich wäre der einzige deutsche hier😂
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No mames,
Shoutout to Booker T for being such a great tour guide and for having so much knowledge of the history of his area of the south. This was informative and very inspirational.
100% agree!!
100%. Thank you Booker T, his family and the people of his hometown.
Born and brought up in Louisiana. Moved to MS at age 36. I'm white and noticed that prejudice has no color, age, or gender. You're either a good person or a bad one. I was brought up to be kind to others. When my parents had me they were teenagers and poor. Lived in a shake till 12. My dad worked hard to make it like Mr. Broker T. He was a commercial fisherman with seven kids. He refused welfare because he said that we were his responsibility. We wore hand me downs and received relatives' old furniture when they bought new. We were happy and always had something to eat. As a small child I didn't realize how poor we were till I became a teenager. The prom was not for someone who couldn't afford a dress. Graduated, went to college and like Mr T and his family appreciate what I have today. People are either from Shem, Ham, or Japheth. So the way I see it, we're cousins whether you like it or not. We might as well love each other. It's what God would want.
What a lovely family , Iv never seen a house so clean and that food looked amazing , love to listen to their stories , we are a little in the dark about the south here in Canada.
What a great man, Mr Booker T is. I’m a South Asian immigrant living in Deep South (South Alabama)myself and l am so looking forward to videos in this series. Simply awesome.
That is cool! I am from Lower Alabama and never met anyone who wasn't Black, White, or Latino until I joined the Army. I go back all the time to visit family and am glad the area is getting is getting more diverse. I hope you you are having a good experience in Alabama.
I love Alabama....but according to this video the "Deep South" is northern Mississippi😅
@@rachelrolltide3106 you should visit new york city. there are people and eateries here from every corner of the planet. we even have aliens here ,although, you wont know when you come in contact if you arent familiar.
@@suzannes5888 yeah northen mississippi is in the deep south.
@@suzannes5888 I guess you don't know what states comprise the Deep South. All of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana are the Deep South. You could include northern Florida and east Texas.
An hour from my home. Mississippi is beautiful, depressing, and respectful. Our past is tragic. Our future hopeful. And our present determined. Thank you for your spotlight on this awesome family and land.
No hope with your racist governor.
Not everyone in Mississippi is now or ever has been a racist.
@@fremontpathfinder8463stop
@@fremontpathfinder8463 The State of Mississippi was gonna send state troopers to Jackson to help out because they had 3 Black detectives and _so much violent crime_ it was overwhelming and a huge backlog. Relatives would call detectives to ask what was being done to bring justice for their loved ones. Nothing. Cops were swamped with the number of man-hours it takes to do a thorough investigation.
Leftist critics with no connection to Jackson or people of Mississippi denounced the Governor and the state as if helping the citizens obtain justice and more future security was Jim Crow oppression and racism.
Point is, I slowly learned the Left DOES NOT CARE AT ALL ABOUT BLACK LIVES, except when it's convenient for some political virtue signaling. Hardcore Leftists *HATE BLACKS* who become successful or become cops or become employers or who in any way defy the stereotype of being helpless and downtrodden by Whiteness.
Same as George Orwell said, trad communists don't love the poor, they hate the rich.
I fully hope for the best of the residents of MS, but unfortunately your political situation is so corrupt and backwards, and MS citizens continually vote against their own interests. That's really one of the biggest things holding MS back.
What a great documentary on Booker T and his beautiful family. I am german and have never been to the USA, but watching these videos of yours, Peter, it feels like I am right there with you visiting those places. Keep up the good work!
I am from Canada, and I really enjoyed your videos. Booker T have a beautiful and friendly family. Really enjoyed this video, thank you
Mr Booker T is a hell of a guy. Worked his azz off to get where he's at. You can outwork poverty. I did. He did. God bless him and his family. Peter, this is one of my favs.
Double spacing after a period is not necessary. That was done on typewriters, and the habit carried over to computers for some reason.
I'm old school. Sorry. Back in the day we took "typing" in HS to be in a class with all the girls.
I'm old school sorry. Back then, we took typing in HS to be in the class with all the girls. lol. @@belly_nelly
@@belly_nellyWhy would you even bring that up? It was a good , insightful comment.
@@katboss4886 Because it’s good info to have for the future.
My husband and I are Canadians. We spent last October driving through the south eastern states. We fell in LOVE with the people and the area. This video emphasized what we learned - thank YOU! Looking forward to the rest of the series.
Well.. considering how Canadians accepted and permitted blacks to escape persecution from the prejudice of the United States,I'm not surprised how nice and great you are.. 😢 THANK YOU CANADA!!
@@newhamp2 But you aren't black 😂 what do you mean thank you
@@Hr-dy1xvyou don’t have to be black to appreciate people protecting other people. Simple as that 😊!
@@newhamp2 What a lovely thing to say. I have to say, however, that Canada is not at all exempt from hateful racism. People are people wherever you go. It's our outlook that brings us together
Love this! These folks are so cool and down to earth. What fun getting to interview and learn about their lives! Thanks for sharing :)
Your work is a very good documentary. For me as an immigrant , this is a huge part of history. I wouldn’t learn that in best history books. Thank you Peter , thank you to all participants.
The 97yr old grandmother was the sweetest human I think I ever seen. I would love to be able to sit and listen to her stories. Awesome video. Great work my friend
Hey hey I know!!!😉
This is the rural South that I know. Far removed from the Hollywood stereotype.
You know the older generation used to live well into their 90’s especially old black folks from the south they lived a longtime!!
I love listening to older generations talk and show their old stomping grounds. My grandfather is 89 and would drive me around town showing me houses and buildings and had a story for everything and seemed to know everyone like this gentleman. Love it
Thank you, Booker T for bringing us into your wonderful family. You have a great attitude. Love how you've pulled yourself up to such a high level. You are a great example to all of us. Made my day.
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Thanks Peter and thanks Booker T for sharing your family and heritage with us all. I really enjoyed getting to meet your family and friends. What a nice community to live in. That's the way it should be. Hey I've had raccoon before that my mom cooked for us but I didn't really like it, probably because we were used to eating deer meat. 😅 Thanks again! It's always nice to learn about different areas of the country and world.
Yes., thank you Booker T.❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful series! I moved south and must say that people are very friendly and willing to talk with others.
This is amazing to see! A Black mans success and hard work in America and how that has paid off. Booker T has a heart of GOLD and a personality to talk to people and care for people! Thanks for documenting his family! You earned this SUBSCRIPTION
Yes. It’s just sad that it takes 3-4 times the hard work and perseverance to gain success for the average black man. But, he’s a testament that there are some who have what it takes to battle everything that’s put up against him and succeed. Much respect.
why do you have to mention that your "black" all the time does your race need to be commended on every little thing you accomplish?
@@Fony_turgeson Yep! In America it does. Black people have always been hard working, honest, friendly, supportive, family-oriented, culture rich people but we don't get half the opportunities that others are handed down in America. Look what this country has become since a BLACK person was given an opportunity by the people to govern it. Obama was almost excellent in his job position. Unfortunately another BLACK person won't get that opportunity for decades to come.
@@AGreen-ug9oi exactly!
@iffiffins-ui5yy sure. Keep lying to your self. I live in the hood and I see the truth. Where is all the violent crimes and robberies coming from?..........let's wait for it the one reply u have.....
Nik Beckum here.. I love my family.. Great episode 🙌🏾
Your family is wonderful ❤
It couldn't get any better. Hollywood couldn't produce a better documentary, thanks!.
I concur, excellent production
I'm same age as Booker T and was born in a Mississippi community not so far from Grenada (Kosciusko) along the Natchez Trace. This was like taking a trip home without getting on a plane. Live in Germany now. Man I want some cornbread, okra and greens after watching this. Keep up the good work Peter.