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African American

giftedgirl77

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6. We live in SC & my son who is 1/2 blk 1/2 Puerto Rican

Reply to gollygee (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 30, 2014, 05:36 PM

Sep 2014

asked his history teacher about sundown towns earlier this year & the guy was clueless. There are still places today we wouldn't get caught after dark. I've had heated debates on DU with people who have no clue about what life is like for us with darker skin.

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Please share your "you don't think we're like that" story [View all] noiretextatique Sep 2014 OP

Speaking as a white person SheilaT Sep 2014 #1

I'd like to read your work if it's still online somewhere... Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #2

i have to head out shortly, but i will post it again noiretextatique Sep 2014 #3

I wasn't attacked, NOLALady Sep 2014 #4

That history has been almost totally erased gollygee Sep 2014 #5

We live in SC & my son who is 1/2 blk 1/2 Puerto Rican giftedgirl77 Sep 2014 #6

Great post. Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2014 #7

what's the purpose heaven05 Oct 2014 #17

A one sided dialog... Mr_Jefferson_24 Oct 2014 #18

I have been heaven05 Oct 2014 #19

In my opinion, the ones that run around crying all day that they cant be a racist because they're x Number23 Sep 2014 #8

I have to think about this . . . JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #9

too many examples? noiretextatique Oct 2014 #10

Too some degree - yes JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #11

let them try noiretextatique Oct 2014 #12

So I'm in The Limited in Pittsburgh PA JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #13

People may think your connection to watching Lost is odd but I have had that too with triggers lunasun Oct 2014 #14

"I was in the supposed liberal bastion of San Fran " found out long ago lunasun Oct 2014 #15

I really LOVE the heaven05 Oct 2014 #16