What Slavery Did and What We Still Do
Yes, that slavery. I know... I can feel the collective chest tightening as you get a little scared for me, a white girl, trying to talk about this topic. She's going to put her foot in her mouth! What's going to happen! What makes me qualified to talk about this? I live in the USA and I have access to our history. Mostly, though... I WANT to. I'm tired of feeling like we're separate. I am done being quiet. We need some honesty and some introspection. I am so so so tired of this racism and silence and I realize I'm part of the problem if I keep my views to myself. "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" - MLK Disclaimer :: I KNOW this won't apply to all people. I'm talking about the general separation that we keep between us, black and white. Where did it come from? Why is it so regional? I speak from my own personal experience. If you don't have this expe...