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Nevernose

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4. I was talking about the scars of racism and instititionalized slavery to my class

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 12:22 AM

Apr 2014

Although it's been a while, so I don't really remember the context. Anyway, this one kid (who since gone in to be something of a friend) said, "Sometimes when I look at myself in the mirror, I mean really look, I wonder how much I would have sold for."

I gained a whole new level of empathy that day.

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For anyone with the slightest thought that racism doesn't have profound effect on African-Americans: [View all] kpete Apr 2014 OP

cuts that never heal lunasun Apr 2014 #1

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I was talking about the scars of racism and instititionalized slavery to my class Nevernose Apr 2014 #4