The Civil Rights Era Roots of Roller Skating

[@chelc6101]

This made me tear up to watch, I miss skating every day. I need to go out tomorrow and just buy a pair and do it. Such a wonderful feeling to glide

[@invadercem2]

RIGHT! I'm about to do the same!

[@klausuhlig7141]

And I'm doing the same started skating in the low 60s probably quit in the 90s but once its in ur blood u dream about it I'm now in mexico and skating in my garage,

[@artiebaker4864]

Jaydah Monteiro yikes this didn’t age well

[@therabbithat]

I hope it went well!

[@arlenerogerswilhite2236]

I feel you I love skating. I would buy my kids and grand-kids skates and we glide along the sidewalks together or go to the park. I am 64 now...I need to get me some more...They all grown now...but I am not hahahahaha in my heart anyway...I just go slower and stay out the way when I go to the rinks on special occasions. CAli love to you Happy Holidays.

[@bookmarker7471]

Cascade.....iconic iconic. I'm from Savannah Georgia but I remember when my parents took me to Atlanta Georgia. My aunt Beverly and Uncle Ronald 🙏 took me to Cascade and it was an experience I'll never forget. Beautiful memories 💞

[@robinlaurence6284]

We used to get all dolled up to go to the rink. Met a few boyfriends there and of course, perfected my staking. The best times!

[@invadercem2]

Googled if Rollerskating is coming back. Found this video. I gotta get back out there. I'm moving to Atlanta soon and I gotta be on point.

[@Fitzgeralduh]

Charles Middleton bro I go to Cascades almost every Sunday and trust it's as every bit of legit as they say it is

[@invadercem2]

BEEEET! I even went and followed the rink's page on Facebook to keep up.

[@LAorBust2011]

Black fokx never left the roller skating scene. White culture stopped skating. We never really did.

[@KennethKetchum]

love your enthusiasm. Same here, but to Florida. "gotta be on point". Get some.

[@arlenerogerswilhite2236]

OOOh I love this I went in 2009 to ATL and my first want was to go to CASCADE!!!! THen the whole group wanted to go hahaha and we had a ball. I heard it was closed, but so glad that it is still open. Praise God for those who are keeping this legacy alive!!! AND YES I FELL! what an honor though to say I fell in the CASCADE arena!!! hahahaha

[@arlenerogerswilhite2236]

PS....I am from CALI so that's why I was so honored and excited!!!!

[@MichaelStalkerDavis]

Growing up this was a huge part of our lives! 60s-70s.

[@ethanlai2050]

Discovering this channel was the best thing that happened to me

[@MissBarker93]

This makes me want to revisit my local roller skating rink.

[@lewisrichardson4667]

I had a chance to skate at this rink while visiting from out of town and had a ball! Keep up the great work!!!

[@clarissawestbrook2203]

I love to rollerskate! It's definitely an important part of black culture. ❤❤❤❤

[@JustinY.]

I can see this comment section becoming toxic. Interesting history about roller skating!

[@papaspice4223]

Justin Y. Ahh I read a comment saying that he was going to comment on your comment so am commenting on that.

[@Kenny-the-Platypus]

Justin, y u everywhere

[@Kenny-the-Platypus]

Do you use bots

[@innit9165]

can you please stop stealing all the likes k thnx

[@NoThrottle]

Justin Y. ahh... hi :)

[@gregs7519]

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[@dave_skating]

Great video. Thanks for making this quality content.

[@ho0ol1gan29]

This skate rink looks amazing :)

[@HardlineSoul]

This is great! I wish people would learn the history before they comment. We did not invent skating but I think we made it better!!! ;D

[@aviazx1799]

Man, I love roller skating.

[@bensk8in467]

I’d love to skate in ATL someday. I will say I very much prefer to skate with the black community and always will. Those sessions are full of soul and the vibe is lit. I won’t even go to my local rink anymore it’s like a Chuck E Cheese that happens to have a skate floor. JB/ rhythm style not welcome. I have to drive 3 hours away to Chicago if I want to have a good time at a rink where everybody’s really workin the skates. I think a lot of rinks have a serious cultural diversity problem still in 2022. The black community OWNS skating and some people are just salty about it and need to get over it. There’s a silent envy.

[@DeezSkates]

Fantastic video!

[@bigwill7979]

I wish I never stopped..Here in New York almost all of the roller rinks are gone. I don't even think there's one anywhere around me

[@QCRSK8]

Was hot skates in LI. Most people travel to Branch Brook in Newark now.

[@aMoneyYell]

This video just makes me feel PROUD. The ability to create a beautiful atmosphere out of segregation PROVES That no matter what... We'll find a way.

[@MannyMac]

For me I always thought Roll Bounce and the concept of it was just a movie idea I didn't know people was doing that in real life

[@cosmiclatte8716]

1:54 Do you know who the skater is the one in the white hoodie because omg mad skills.

[@MsMichelle026]

I love roller skating/roller derby

[@bendyzblog3760]

Will be there 1 day

[@MannyMac]

So this is like Roll Bounce in real life that's crazy and cool I never thought of that

[@LAorBust2011]

Black culture never completely left the rinks.

[@LAorBust2011]

Watch the documentary United Skates or 8 Wheels... incredible .

[@nickc3657]

Thank you GBS ☺️

[@TheOverpowered1]

I Love This

[@LennyBound]

2:20: The lone white guy on the left

[@LAorBust2011]

Different, huh? Usually, for most everything else in our lives, it's "the lone black guy on the left." Welcome to our world.

[@coleschmitt8767]

The narrator reminded me of sam Elliot in the big lebowski

[@chantalkapiniak770]

They used to have a roller rink in my home city but they closed it this year...

[@totallyfrozen]

Aww! That’s sad. Some business owners don’t understand the importance of advertising then they wonder why people come come to their business anymore. They blame it on something else while they close the doors. That’s a shame. Every community should have a rink

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

Interesting

[@frank9363]

Im so happy to see such a positive vibe, It gives them something to do instead of drugs or hanging out on the streets.

[@delphineblue]

I'm glad caucasians like you have an outlet like YT, instead of shooting up churches, schools, movie theaters, parks, etc. Oh but wait--your kind still does that. Nevermind.

[@rhubarb3.14]

delphineblue , you are 100% right! Sorry for the offensive comments of this butthead.

[@itsmeflyj9717]

💕💕💕💕💕

[@sigzwezin6175]

Pretty good

[@qigong1001]

Next...civil rights and Ping pong

[@fakkumailaifu9761]

“all different types of people”

[@Fitzgeralduh]

Faku my Laifu all black people ain't the same you know....

[@salt.8989]

Can I get a shoutout I'm a big fan

[@tollutollu]

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[@codshan7025]

4th

[@anna-bp8up]

fourth comment!😙

[@TheDreamhouse2010]

OMG is there not ONE thing in life exempt from the racism narrative??? Like wtf, roller skating too? Guys, leave it alone okay. Give me a fkn break.

[@BOSSGLOSSKAYY]

No there isn’t one thing in life that EXEMPTS it. Because it’s a social construct, every single thing in this country has to do with racism and the demise of black people. Do you think we just make the shit up as we go, because we’re bored 😂🤦🏿‍♀️

[@memesadboi3570]

Why erthang gotta be bout race tho?

[@invadercem2]

Because it was developed to be that way. How'd you miss that key part in the video?

[@memesadboi3570]

Charles Middleton, I meant everything in general. I feel like nowadays anything with a majority black community is made out to be some kind of civil rights event. I mean look at what happened with Black Panther. It's just unfortunate that nearly everything in the black community is warped in to some kind of political statement.

[@MlleNnCo]

Buttah Biskitz Why that bothers though that "Black people make political statement" ? Are you actually naive enough to think that "white people" don't make everything political? Because I genuinely I can't keep records of all the movies praising the good (White) Americans saving the world from devilous Russian/Chinese/Vietnamese/Muslims spies/terrorist/rebels, sometime in little less than 24h. But you got what ? 1 single black movie whose "political statement" probably flies over your head... Please give us a break with all the whinings.

[@memesadboi3570]

MlleNnCo, Yeah but most of those military movies are intentionally made for propaganda. Black Panther is a super hero movie made by old white dudes. You're the naive one if you can't tell the difference. Black Panther also isn't the only example of everything that's mostly black being made political. There's also the Black Lighting tv show. This stupid roller skating place. I'm just tired of not being able to enjoy anything like these without some kind of political message being shoved in my face. Also, I find it ironic that the villain of BP is literally a black supremacist.

[@robinlaurence6284]

Why did you spell everything and though incorrectly? GBS does videos about culture. This one is no different.

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

the ancestors of these blacks made a choice and chose bondage for 400 years