"I'm exhausted from the fear of existing while black."
An eloquent, heartbreaking, well-written description of what it's like to be black in America.
Sadly, racism is deeply ingrained in America. This must change.
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It would have been around 1995 when I spent a week working in Macon, Georgia.
It was around that time a black guy was chained to a pick up truck and dragged to his death - and I don't remember the details of who, why, etc.
I remember trying to tune the radio as I drove to Macon from Atlanta and getting one crazy church minister after another - each one extolling gods virtue - so long as you sent a donation - and seeing the churches set back from the road with car parks like a drive in cinema.
And talking with guys at the factory I was working at, in malls, at the hotel - it was exteremely clear - racism was a foundation stone in the culture of the city..,accepted as normal by everyone.
I doubt it will have changed that much in 20 years.
ShadowAmicus
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May 11, 2019
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how old are you? 
@thinktwice I'm sure he put the wrong year. Lol.
@Unity, @thinktwice was 1995 will edit
@ShadowAmicus shucks...I was hoping I was in the presence of a very wise old person! ha ha ha
@thinktwice I tried wise, but failed the entrance exam
I remember reading Black Like Me as part of my college curriculum...it really should be required reading to be in the shoes of a black person for one day...we have to change this...it has been going on way too long and we see to be going backwards now!
thinktwice
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May 11, 2019
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"I didn't know black people were treated so badly in the South!" my daughter said at 15, after I gave her my copy of "Black Like Me" to read.
"What are they teaching you about American history in school?" I asked, appalled.
I agree with you. It should be required reading for all high school students.
@LiterateHiker In the nineties I looked at a Texas High School American history book. There was one not very long paragraph about the Vietnam War. A siminel point in American history. The point where the people's trust in the government went south.
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