Reply #292: i may get it too

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i am definitely familiar with the class issues among black people. my great uncle was totally ashamed of his parents, and his siblings who weren't as educated as he (thought) he was. he accomplished a lot in his life (he was the president of his NAACP chapter and was instrumental in deseregating san francisco), however his self-hatred was so deep (and, i think, skin color issues) that he never SAW what the rest of the family (the progeny of his uneducated siblings) accomplished...the family he pretty much abandoned. he would come to visit, and i visited him and his wife, but when i was in college and needed money, imagine my surprise (and other stuff) when i found out the other black student in my dorm was there on a scholarship...from my uncle.
as my aunt was fond of sayinG: why are all the damn fool men in our family :D

sadly...he never really got it before he died. he made his wife's brother (a well-known crook in ny) executor of his estate, and of course, he hasn't been able to account for my uncle's money.

that's my (partial) tale of class/color woe.