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15. 11th grade book report
Wed Aug 5, 2015, 04:18 AM
Aug 2015

When I was in the 11th grade my English teacher handed out a list of suggested titles for a book report and said we could choose another book if we wanted but she needed to approve it. I went home and looked through my parents bookshelves and chose what seemed to be an interesting book. The next day I asked the teacher if I could do my report on "Another Country" by James Baldwin. She turned several shades of red and told me she could not let me do a report on that book, and just as adamantly told me to read it. It was her first semester teaching. Later I realized that in the Midwest circa 1968 she would have be immediately fired if she had allowed it.

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it's learned behavior nt msongs Aug 2015 #1
Post to for later; but, I'm certain this won't be well met. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #2
I assure you it will drop like a stone. n/t jaysunb Aug 2015 #8
blaming one group for all of society's ills is nothing new HFRN Aug 2015 #3
I wonder what shit hole "prestigious Chicago university" it was he attended in the '80s . . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #4
I think he didn't want to flunk that class as . . . brush Aug 2015 #7
Who suggested he stay around long enough to flunk? . . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #9
Your last sentence seemed to suggest that he stick around. brush Aug 2015 #10
But if you don't confront it - in the least possible way, if that's all you have - you accept it ... Journeyman Aug 2015 #12
Like I said before, I don't think he wanted to flunk that class brush Aug 2015 #17
You think the author lied about having attended a "prestigious Chicago university?" I don't. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #13
I find the story implausible. . . Journeyman Aug 2015 #14
It, rarely, is about a matter of having the "courage of conviction" or "certitude of belief" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #19
+1. nt bemildred Aug 2015 #22
No, since it seems to mainly just afflict white people jberryhill Aug 2015 #5
It's real. brush Aug 2015 #6
Something tells me if they ever label white supremacy and homophobia and sexism as Jamastiene Aug 2015 #11
11th grade book report List left Aug 2015 #15
Baldwin is a favorite author of this mostly white lady. DamnYankeeInHouston Aug 2015 #16
From the article, this is worth repeating: raccoon Aug 2015 #18
White supremacy/racism is driven by Oligarchy to prevent our joining against them daybranch Aug 2015 #20
daybranch, thank you for your exceptional comments. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #21
I join you notemason Aug 2015 #23
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