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10-Mar-2022 Lynn H

T & L Express Boats

Moored Vietnamese-owned fishing vessels.
When Vietnamese refugees first settled in the coastal town of Seadrift, Texas, they encountered prejudice and resentment from some of the locals.
It culminated on Nov. 25, 1979, when the Ku Klux Klan came to the fishing village. They menaced the Vietnamese fishermen who were competing
with native white fishermen and told them to get off the water and get out of town.
Four decades later, the Vietnamese are now a fixture along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

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Graeme26-Jun-2023 11:54
An excellent shot of them all lined up.V
larose forest photos15-Mar-2022 18:49
The text adds so much to the wonderful photo. V
Walter Otto Koenig15-Mar-2022 15:19
Cool shot with this detail. I like the dolphins on the bows. Thanks for adding the background information. "V"
Charlene Ambrose15-Mar-2022 07:32
Nice capture of these colorful fishing boats. Looks like they take good care of them. V
joseantonio15-Mar-2022 04:40
nice composition with those lines.V.
carol j. phipps15-Mar-2022 03:17
Beautiful composition. Great color and bright light. V
globalgadabout15-Mar-2022 01:15
a fine looking fleet, it's presence testament to the resilience of the Vietnamese..s for the KKK, like all racists they are superficial, and simpletons..
Helen Betts15-Mar-2022 00:49
A great capture of the fishing boats, and an interesting history as well. Good to hear the Vietnamese are still there. V.
Dennis Hoyne15-Mar-2022 00:16
A wonderful shot of these beautiful working boats. Thanks for the background information, the clans is never
on the right side of history.
Jola Dziubinska15-Mar-2022 00:11
Excellent photo. Thank you for the background history. V.
Julie Oldfield14-Mar-2022 23:37
There is a lot of dark history in our country. I am glad they persevered. The lines are fantastic. V