Have you watched "In the heat of the night?" (Sydney Poitier)
He plays a "northern" black man in that film so I suppose he's in the group that were self made freedman, but handles a bit like old aristocracy with his manners.
I note he is accepted by the southern car mechanic and his family quickly, but not initially by the working class whites. Perhaps it wouldn't have been like that in real life
Thank you very much fren, this explains some things to me.
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Conspicuous consumption as a metric of worth in gangsta rap culture for example. This video explains where that may have originated.
The old money / new money attitudes is a feature in British culture too, but maybe with different effects.
Well said!
Have you watched "In the heat of the night?" (Sydney Poitier)
He plays a "northern" black man in that film so I suppose he's in the group that were self made freedman, but handles a bit like old aristocracy with his manners. I note he is accepted by the southern car mechanic and his family quickly, but not initially by the working class whites. Perhaps it wouldn't have been like that in real life
What do you think?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061811/
I like this film for its style.