In a survey performed by CNN/Kaiser Family Foundation, about 53% of African American and Black Americans reported experiencing some sort of discrimination within a 30-day period (Agiesta). Through the setting and family disapproval of Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine, Clayton Pinochet struggles with an internal battle between his respect for the African American and Black communities and the indifference he must maintain in the public eye. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi remains an unwelcoming place to live for people in the African American and Black communities. The Confederacy endures a sense of respect within the town of Hopewell, as exhibited by Lily’s fondness of driving through the Confederacy (Campbell 6). Because of this
