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In reply to the discussion: Let me tell you about Ruby Bridges. [View all]stopwastingmymoney
(2,041 posts)21. What a wonderful story, thank you for sharing that
Im so proud of young Ruby
I might be inspired to a bit of writing, which is not easy for me to do well and I wonder what you might think of it Sheshe?
Two years ago on vacation with a group of old and new friends, I found myself in conversation with three liberal white women in their sixties who had been raised in the south. They were telling me about this very topic.
Now understand, I know my history but...Im 48, born and raised in Northern California. To my own memory, there were always black kids in school and it wasnt a big deal.
I had no idea how recent that history really was and their stories shocked me.
I have to think more about what they actually said but theres a lesson in here 😊
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Me too - the tears of happiness and sorrow. Let's hope we can someday soon have more
erronis
Jun 2019
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