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❤❤❤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.
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
@@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.
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.
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 channel is a reminder of how we are all not so different. Refreshing perspectives and glimpses of everyday life in these different regions. Appreciate your work!!!
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
Peter, from an Australian perspective that was a bloody fantastic doco, Booker T and family were so sweet, thank you for allowing us to be part of your incredible journeys to places that most people would not venture. Take care, be safe and God Bless.
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.
@@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...
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.
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.
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.
Finest of quality American! 💯 - it is so honorable the way he acknowledges the past and wrongs done BUT also holds no animosity or malice in his heart & that’s evident. Nothing but love and respect.
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.
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.
@@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
Both my mom & dad were Choctaw Indians. Dad from Jackson, MS, and mom from Broken Bow, OK! Trail of tears! I inherited the land, my great, great, grandparents owned! I got my Ancestry back to the 15th Century. 3, relatives are on the Dawes roll!🙂TY!🙏🏾🫶🏾
The cooking was the best! Dad was the Admiral's chef in WWII, and the Korean War after integration. My great, grandparents had a longhorn cattle farm, with pigs, chickens, a smoke house and also grew every crop! Mom was oldest, with 4 brothers!😂
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
Thank you Booker T and Peter for this wealth of knowledge and view point of 60 plus years of life and it's slow transformation to where it's community is at now. Keep up the good work Peter. Thanks again from New Zealand
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…..
@@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!"
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.
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.
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 🤠
Mr Booker T is such a kind man. He knows no stranger. He was so excited to show you around & he knows his history. His family would be welcome at my home any time. Thanks for another great video. Keep up the great work, Peter. Im so glad I found your channel.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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. ❤
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
What he said about possibly opening up a welding shop is an important point. There is a ton of knowledge that journeymen and master skilled tradesman have that the younger apprentices need to soak up as much as possible of that’s being lost every time one of them retires or passes away, any of that that can be shared helps a hell of a lot. Great video Peter as always and very interesting, thank you for what you do sir 👍.
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.
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 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...
I came across Peter videos while first watching the West Virginia coal series to this I’m hooked to all his series now thank you so much for showing a variety
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.
@@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.
@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.....
@@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.
I'm from Mississippi and I can definitely say that Booker T did us proud! I am an hour from him and I hope one day to run into him and his wife and say hello! Wonderful people showing the world some of interesting things we do here in the South- hopefully people will watch this and know we aren't all racist or ignorant, either! Thank you, Booker T for taking the time to do this and do it right!
BEN Franklin did NOT own slaves!!!!! EVERYONE did NOT own slaves only 3% of white Americans owned slaves!!!! The SAME number (nearly) of blacks owned slaves!!! There are MORE slaves in Africa NOW than then. Saudi Arabia has an estimated 740,000 slaves NOW!!! Today!!!!
My Dad is from Mississippi but I was raised in California. When he retired after serving 20 years as a military police officer for the Marines we moved to South Carolina. I always wondered what it was like in Mississippi. The stories I heard about Mississippi as a child and the movies I saw honestly always made me scared of the South, especially Mississippi. I love your interviews/short documentaries. I also would love to meet Mr BookerTJR and family. At least to shake his hand.
@@ruffcrowdkennels9529 remember Hollywood wants to tell us a story. So they embellish a lot. I’m glad they put a light on the blight of slavery, I found I gained more knowledge and insight from books written before Hollywood. Have a blessed day ❤
I love what you're doing, it's so interesting and entertaining, the people you meet are the treasure of your videos. These ppl are the best. Thanks for doing this and allowing us to get a glimpse of amazing Americans and rich history.
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.
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!
@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.
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. 🫶🏻
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.
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 decided to subscribe to your channel Peter because of Booker T and his family episode !!! I am all the way in Manhattan Beach California!!! This story was so amazing and inspiring for me , keep up the great work Peter !!! 🥰👌🏽💯
Hey Peter, good work. I'm from Pelahatchie Mississippi. Love the Delta. Booker T and family are folks just like my own family. Hard working, hard loving people. Much Respect!!!!
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.
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. 🥲
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
Booker T is a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing. Ancestors who came from Italy, understood the grind and were happy to join in the work. Amen. God bless 🙌 .
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.
Awesome video Peter! Very informative. I am a Jamaican living in New York and you really exposed to the Deep South. Heard about it but first time seeing it. Good job . Looking forward to more Deep South videos.
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!👍🏽
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.
@@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.
Hey Booker T, from one American to another, you sir are a legend! It’s people like you who make our communities great. Thank you for all your contributions to this great country!
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.
@@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.
I absolutely LOVE these type of videos, showing people growing up in a culture different from anything I've ever known. I was in the Air Force and was stationed at Biloxi AFB in 1974. It was such a shock to me, not understanding why things were the way they were. Shows like this can be so informative, and I mean it in the most sincere and respectful way. Thank you to Booker T and all others who participated in this video!
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.
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
This might be my favorite episode so far! Adding the people and their story makes it so interesting and enjoyable. (Im still watching) How nice of Booker and his family to welcome you in their homes and share their home cooked food with you.I was raised in a very similar fashion.
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.
This was really enjoyable to watch. I’m a 36 year old woman born and raised in California but my mothers side is from Louisiana. I love the south’s people and its history. Booker T was a great host and had a great story.
My husband & I watched from Ireland. A fascinating program & what an interesting gentleman Booker T is. We thoroughly enjoyed his tour, so interesting & sad in parts. Thank you.
I’ve been in bed fighting influenza for the past week and ran across this channel. Thank you Peter for your superb documentaries! Your work has helped me through my misery. God bless!
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.
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 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.
@@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 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.
So nice to see this - I worked at the same hospital as Lodine Beckum in Wyoming in the 1980's. She was known as an excellent nurse and an all-around good person. I remember every time I saw her she was smiling! Thank you Peter, really enjoyed this.
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 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
Thank for taking Booker T's request. You introduced us to a gem. God bless you and your beautiful family Booker T and God bless Peter to open his heart to people. Safe travels, Peter.
That was really good. Thank you Booker T and Peter. My mom passed the day after Christmas, so just over a month ago. She was 84. It's just me now, everyone else has passed. Booker T's family remined me so much of mine 30 years ago. It was like being home for a few minutes. Thank you for warming my heart.
I’m so sorry to hear that bro! I hope you’re keeping your head up! Your grandma is still out there with you and I bet you your family loves you. I lost my entire family on Monday night, October 27th 2014 when I was 14. I had no body left, and it wasn’t a big extended family, it was my mom, brother, sister and dad. And I’ve lost every one of them, I lost everyone at age 14, I was homeless at a point and fell down the addiction path trying to numb the pain, I’m better now! You’re not alone bro. Your family is still right there with you and they’re all living through you.
What an absolutely lovely family. Thank you Booker T and family for hosting all of us and showing us around your beautiful area. God is so good and has clearly blessed your and yours. ❤
Thank you for sharing the South that I grew up in. The families in the South are integrated, both black and white, and our histories are woven together just like the fabrics our cotton produces. Thank you Booker T. You are a gift from MS to the world. Love from: Pelahatchie, MS
I am Canadian and spent a year in the early '90's working as a home care nurse in southern Louisiana. I worked for an agency based in Convent, LA which is a small community along the banks of the Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It was such an eye opening experience for me; however, I met some amazing people. I have long since returned to Canada, but watching this video has taken me back to some very good memories of my time in Southern Louisiana, and the great people I met and worked with there. Thanks for the video Peter!!
Mr. Broker T., thank you for sharing your family history. My second husband is from Mississippi. I am a 66 year old black woman; born and raised in Portland, Oregon. I moved to Georgia 20 years ago. At first it was a culture but I soon came to love my new home.
That is so wonderful Lori. My family is from Winona MS. It was great to seeing what my ancestors could have experienced. Many blessings to you and your family.
What a beautiful family. Booker T has such a big happy heart, and Miss Emileem has such a positive attitude, " I enjoyed myself" 😆🫶 I can see why she is still chugging along at 97, bless her, bless them all. Thank you Peter, Booker T and family for showing us a part of the US, i would probably never get to see. ❤🇦🇺
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.
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.
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.
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
This video is a wonderful depiction of us southerners . Compassion , kindness , happiness, family . It’s in our DNA. Comes naturally . God Bless you for these wonderful memories I’ve had growing up Southern . Love it !
So glad stories like this are told. Booker T whose name alone holds much significance, also touches on the historic oppression Black farmers in the south endured and still deal with today. As a NC Black woman farmer, originally from Alabama, many aspects of his story resonated. Kudos to Booker T; a true American gem.
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
It’s beautiful to see someone’s life story an sharing food an the way a meal brings everyone together the joy an experience of sharing food an stories is just wonderful
Thanks, Peter. There are a lot of IRL video makers on this site but you're one of the very few making videos that are actually about the people you meet and not yourself. Top notch quality and always informative and very human. Love
Thanks Peter for this episode. Totally loved how Mr Booker T was on and on about "This is Peter, he making a documentary about me and the south", showed genuine enthusiasm. Haha, such a warm hearted person with so much to share. I pray his dreams are fulfilled. So much to earn here!
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.
BEN Franklin did NOT own slaves!!!!! EVERYONE did NOT own slaves only 3% of white Americans owned slaves!!!! The SAME number (nearly) of blacks owned slaves!!! There are MORE slaves in Africa NOW than then. Saudi Arabia has an estimated 740,000 slaves NOW!!! Today!!!!
Thank you Booker T and family for meeting up with me and brining us into your home! And thank you all for watching!
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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 !
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 channel is a reminder of how we are all not so different. Refreshing perspectives and glimpses of everyday life in these different regions. Appreciate your work!!!
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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,
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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Exactly I’ve been smiling the whole video; he’s like family
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
What a beautiful family❤ Booker T is such a gracious man. Such a heartbreaking history. Sending love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤
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!
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?
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.
@calvinhobbes5524 what makes us think you are any better?
Lovely video, beautiful family! Thanks for sharing!!
Peter, from an Australian perspective that was a bloody fantastic doco, Booker T and family were so sweet, thank you for allowing us to be part of your incredible journeys to places that most people would not venture. Take care, be safe and God Bless.
Be safe? From what?
@@Zenwarrior851from life bro
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...
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
I felt similar to what you felt. It seems I was there experiencing the joys of an amazing family.
I’m American and never seen this side it’s beautiful to see different stories ❤
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.
America is insanely diverse my friend
True history illustrated by real citizens who witnessed the history themselves.
Finest of quality American! 💯 - it is so honorable the way he acknowledges the past and wrongs done BUT also holds no animosity or malice in his heart & that’s evident. Nothing but love and respect.
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.
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
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.
Both my mom & dad were Choctaw Indians. Dad from Jackson, MS, and mom from Broken Bow, OK! Trail of tears! I inherited the land, my great, great, grandparents owned! I got my Ancestry back to the 15th Century. 3, relatives are on the Dawes roll!🙂TY!🙏🏾🫶🏾
The cooking was the best! Dad was the Admiral's chef in WWII, and the Korean War after integration. My great, grandparents had a longhorn cattle farm, with pigs, chickens, a smoke house and also grew every crop! Mom was oldest, with 4 brothers!😂
Great history you have. Thank you for sharing.
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!!
@@Reese8531 Right !!!
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 👍
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Absolutely! We only know our lives through our lived experiences. I love how Peter asks direct questions with compassion and a will to understand.
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.
He is so beautiful despite all the injustice that's hurt his family. Evolved soul ❤
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.
Thank you Booker T and Peter for this wealth of knowledge and view point of 60 plus years of life and it's slow transformation to where it's community is at now. Keep up the good work Peter. Thanks again from New Zealand
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
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.
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
Mr Booker T is such a kind man. He knows no stranger. He was so excited to show you around & he knows his history. His family would be welcome at my home any time. Thanks for another great video. Keep up the great work, Peter. Im so glad I found your channel.
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 😂
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.
@@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.
@@Jawbeezie from a Belgian perspective it doesn't look great
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 !
@@XoxoMootthey won’t
What he said about possibly opening up a welding shop is an important point. There is a ton of knowledge that journeymen and master skilled tradesman have that the younger apprentices need to soak up as much as possible of that’s being lost every time one of them retires or passes away, any of that that can be shared helps a hell of a lot.
Great video Peter as always and very interesting, thank you for what you do sir 👍.
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.
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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 🙏
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.
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...
I came across Peter videos while first watching the West Virginia coal series to this I’m hooked to all his series now thank you so much for showing a variety
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.....
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
I'm from Mississippi and I can definitely say that Booker T did us proud! I am an hour from him and I hope one day to run into him and his wife and say hello! Wonderful people showing the world some of interesting things we do here in the South- hopefully people will watch this and know we aren't all racist or ignorant, either! Thank you, Booker T for taking the time to do this and do it right!
BEN Franklin did NOT own slaves!!!!! EVERYONE did NOT own slaves only 3% of white Americans owned slaves!!!! The SAME number (nearly) of blacks owned slaves!!! There are MORE slaves in Africa NOW than then. Saudi Arabia has an estimated 740,000 slaves NOW!!! Today!!!!
Take your ass on up to the North. We don't need braindead liberals down here.
My Dad is from Mississippi but I was raised in California. When he retired after serving 20 years as a military police officer for the Marines we moved to South Carolina. I always wondered what it was like in Mississippi. The stories I heard about Mississippi as a child and the movies I saw honestly always made me scared of the South, especially Mississippi. I love your interviews/short documentaries. I also would love to meet Mr BookerTJR and family. At least to shake his hand.
@@ruffcrowdkennels9529 remember Hollywood wants to tell us a story. So they embellish a lot. I’m glad they put a light on the blight of slavery, I found I gained more knowledge and insight from books written before Hollywood. Have a blessed day ❤
Also from Mississippi. He represented us very well. 📍
I love what you're doing, it's so interesting and entertaining, the people you meet are the treasure of your videos. These ppl are the best. Thanks for doing this and allowing us to get a glimpse of amazing Americans and rich history.
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.
Watching from Ireland. What a lovely family God bless them all.
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.
@@Covfefe_and_Chaos Booker T for vice president
I’m from Texas but watching this in Dothan AL. I love the way people speak .
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.
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.🙏♥️✝️
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I decided to subscribe to your channel Peter because of Booker T and his family episode !!! I am all the way in Manhattan Beach California!!! This story was so amazing and inspiring for me , keep up the great work Peter !!! 🥰👌🏽💯
Hey Peter, good work. I'm from Pelahatchie Mississippi. Love the Delta. Booker T and family are folks just like my own family. Hard working, hard loving people. Much Respect!!!!
I like that ---hard working, hard loving people.
Pelahatchie is a great little place in my opinion. Plus yall got a WARDS 😂
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.
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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Heart-warming. All my respect to you Booker T. and Peter for showing the world.
Greetings from Belgium.
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 is a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing. Ancestors who came from Italy, understood the grind and were happy to join in the work. Amen. God bless 🙌 .
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,
Awesome video Peter! Very informative. I am a Jamaican living in New York and you really exposed to the Deep South. Heard about it but first time seeing it. Good job . Looking forward to more Deep South videos.
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.
Hey Booker T, from one American to another, you sir are a legend! It’s people like you who make our communities great. Thank you for all your contributions to this great country!
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.
I absolutely LOVE these type of videos, showing people growing up in a culture different from anything I've ever known. I was in the Air Force and was stationed at Biloxi AFB in 1974. It was such a shock to me, not understanding why things were the way they were. Shows like this can be so informative, and I mean it in the most sincere and respectful way. Thank you to Booker T and all others who participated in this video!
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.
What an amazing genuine gentleman Mr. Booker T is! God bless him and his family!❤
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
This might be my favorite episode so far! Adding the people and their story makes it so interesting and enjoyable. (Im still watching) How nice of Booker and his family to welcome you in their homes and share their home cooked food with you.I was raised in a very similar fashion.
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 was really enjoyable to watch. I’m a 36 year old woman born and raised in California but my mothers side is from
Louisiana. I love the south’s people and its history. Booker T was a great host and had a great story.
History not so great. Visit Money Mississippi for a sad story.
My family came out of Mississippi in the 50s to California and from Louisiana to California
My fiance and I are from California. We moved out here to Ocean Springs, Mississippi 3 years ago. Love it out here.
My husband & I watched from Ireland. A fascinating program & what an interesting gentleman Booker T is. We thoroughly enjoyed his tour, so interesting & sad in parts. Thank you.
I watch it from Germany. You don’t learn this at school so I really appreciate we get to see it and learn from each video😊
I’ve been in bed fighting influenza for the past week and ran across this channel. Thank you Peter for your superb documentaries! Your work has helped me through my misery. God bless!
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 😊
I'm from South Carolina, this man represents America to me. Excellent job Peter
Booker T and his family are real Gold 🙌🏼 such humble beautiful people. Makes me feel good knowing that there are great people still out there. From 🇬🇧
Glad i came across this channel this is better than cable. This family seems like such good hearted people
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.
So nice to see this - I worked at the same hospital as Lodine Beckum in Wyoming in the 1980's. She was known as an excellent nurse and an all-around good person. I remember every time I saw her she was smiling! Thank you Peter, really enjoyed this.
American's could learn a lot from this family. Wonderful people and family.
Someone up above worked with Booker in WY!!
What a man!! I bow my head to such a human being. Very few exist nowadays.
As a native Alabamian, I’m Looking forward to the rest of the Deep South series. Enjoyed meeting Booker T’s family!
War Eagle
Same.
Alabama here also. I enjoyed watching.
That’s so nice how you show a map of the places you’re talking about. Much appreciated.
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
Thank for taking Booker T's request. You introduced us to a gem. God bless you and your beautiful family Booker T and God bless Peter to open his heart to people. Safe travels, Peter.
That was really good. Thank you Booker T and Peter. My mom passed the day after Christmas, so just over a month ago. She was 84. It's just me now, everyone else has passed. Booker T's family remined me so much of mine 30 years ago. It was like being home for a few minutes. Thank you for warming my heart.
I’m so sorry to hear that bro! I hope you’re keeping your head up! Your grandma is still out there with you and I bet you your family loves you.
I lost my entire family on Monday night, October 27th 2014 when I was 14. I had no body left, and it wasn’t a big extended family, it was my mom, brother, sister and dad. And I’ve lost every one of them, I lost everyone at age 14, I was homeless at a point and fell down the addiction path trying to numb the pain, I’m better now! You’re not alone bro. Your family is still right there with you and they’re all living through you.
That's my worst nightmare I am sorry for the loss of your mom and your family.
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What an absolutely lovely family. Thank you Booker T and family for hosting all of us and showing us around your beautiful area. God is so good and has clearly blessed your and yours. ❤
Thank you for sharing the South that I grew up in. The families in the South are integrated, both black and white, and our histories are woven together just like the fabrics our cotton produces. Thank you Booker T. You are a gift from MS to the world. Love from: Pelahatchie, MS
Your comment should really have more thumbs.
Bye the way: Great Comment! ❤
lol complete bs and total lies
I am Canadian and spent a year in the early '90's working as a home care nurse in southern Louisiana. I worked for an agency based in Convent, LA which is a small community along the banks of the Mississippi between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. It was such an eye opening experience for me; however, I met some amazing people. I have long since returned to Canada, but watching this video has taken me back to some very good memories of my time in Southern Louisiana, and the great people I met and worked with there. Thanks for the video Peter!!
I hope he does S Louisiana!
Mr. Broker T., thank you for sharing your family history. My second husband is from Mississippi. I am a 66 year old black woman; born and raised in Portland, Oregon. I moved to Georgia 20 years ago. At first it was a culture but I soon came to love my new home.
That is so wonderful Lori. My family is from Winona MS. It was great to seeing what my ancestors could have experienced. Many blessings to you and your family.
Simply, amazing documentary , what a great family! and Peter, thanks Man! really!
What a beautiful family. Booker T has such a big happy heart, and Miss Emileem has such a positive attitude, " I enjoyed myself" 😆🫶 I can see why she is still chugging along at 97, bless her, bless them all. Thank you Peter, Booker T and family for showing us a part of the US, i would probably never get to see. ❤🇦🇺
He’s has won in life, blessing from Argentina Mr Booker!
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.❤❤❤❤❤
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. Peace and blessings to you sir and Booker T and his family and friends. ❤
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
Nik Beckum here.. I love my family.. Great episode 🙌🏾
Your family is wonderful ❤
This video is a wonderful depiction of us southerners . Compassion , kindness , happiness, family . It’s in our DNA. Comes naturally . God Bless you for these wonderful memories I’ve had growing up Southern . Love it !
So glad stories like this are told. Booker T whose name alone holds much significance, also touches on the historic oppression Black farmers in the south endured and still deal with today. As a NC Black woman farmer, originally from Alabama, many aspects of his story resonated. Kudos to Booker T; a true American gem.
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!!
Salute to you Mr Booker T for sharing your wisdom and your background. You have a beautiful family. Peace and love to you all in Grenada Mississippi ❤
Yes!!! Thank you to the whole family.
I'm thankful for Booker T bringing us in❤
super cool people in the video
His mother in laws Indian poem was amazing! What a great family. I'm so glad I found this story. Thank you so much.
It’s beautiful to see someone’s life story an sharing food an the way a meal brings everyone together the joy an experience of sharing food an stories is just wonderful
Thanks, Peter. There are a lot of IRL video makers on this site but you're one of the very few making videos that are actually about the people you meet and not yourself. Top notch quality and always informative and very human. Love
Thank you!
Agree 100%
Nailed it! Peter definitely gives the best perspective 🎉❤
The design is very human
Just keep in mind, most blacks in the South are not poor like this. It isn't fair to paint my people like this all the time.
Thanks Peter for this episode. Totally loved how Mr Booker T was on and on about "This is Peter, he making a documentary about me and the south", showed genuine enthusiasm. Haha, such a warm hearted person with so much to share. I pray his dreams are fulfilled.
So much to earn here!
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.
Praise God
BEN Franklin did NOT own slaves!!!!! EVERYONE did NOT own slaves only 3% of white Americans owned slaves!!!! The SAME number (nearly) of blacks owned slaves!!! There are MORE slaves in Africa NOW than then. Saudi Arabia has an estimated 740,000 slaves NOW!!! Today!!!!
A system the results in a ruptured intestine is not a system that I want to bring back.
This is an amazing documentary. I really enjoyed watching it. I am from East Africa I learn so much , thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉