We Creoles were treated like whites

Mary LaCour Clark
Shreveport, LA

Will we ever get past racism?

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Robert

I wouldn’t feel bad. Creoles have more of the same genetic advantages Whites have, so it’s only natural that they will be at the top of African society.

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Do you notice any difference, though?

By doing nothing, I'm the problem.

Not all Asians are extremely smart.

Greek, German, American, Indian! #racial salad

Carefully walking between cultures and races

Race sees race. Love sees love.

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TV people don't look like us

I am sorry Miss, you're Hispanic

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Worldly Redneck Fighting Stupid, Class Stereotypes

We'll stick around until the end.

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Name unpronounceable - never called on

Last Jim Crow Generation In Charge!

Well educated Asian-Americans asked, speak English?

Why Is My Race Your Business?

You sound like a black person

Grandpa, ‘white’, sits @ back of bus

I'll experience this, hopefully they don't.

I'm not getting pregnant at 15.

I am more than 3/5ths person

Trindijew? Jindidadian? ... I give up. Other.

My Skin Color Doesn't Define Me!

White-skinned negro: community of one.

We are at war with ourselves

I wish it was my prom

Yes, I really am North African.

I'm entitled because I'm a minority.

What nationality are you anyway?

I am what society makes me.

We're created equal: act like it

Crudely Awakened from a Deep Sleep

Free speaking teens, changing relational space?

Tall girl plays piano not basketball.

I know rap, not black people

Smart black kid plays tennis alone.

You must be better to succeed.

You're one of us (not really).

Yes, I am Filipino, not Chinese.

All Humans Deserve Color Blind Humanity

White, male privilege can transform lives.

My black boyfriend's not an athlete

Oh you're white that explains it

Wish black males had role models

I'm in the inside not ouside

For tradition's sake, we mock others.

We must preserve our nation's history.

I will not be a statistic

Drop the guilt, and become aware

Teaching race to white students tomorrow.

Ask who not what I am

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We have a future you see

Relax, it is just a flag

I'm outspoken, now I'm a threat!

Si Senor, yo soy del Bario

So, did you all eat tacos?

Difficulty passing cultural knowledge, city native.

“N*****!” is still a trump card.

Only use race when it heals.

Let's create truth and reparations committee

I'm frustrated with my white peers.

I will give respect in return.

My privilege gained from others' bodies

She's so basic, typical white girl.

Haole? My ancestors were hurt too.

Sorry, this AMERICAN sings it better.

Too articulate to be from Harlem

Always Less Than The White Girl

Half this, Half that, Happiness transcends....

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Indéfinies surprises de la différence: bonheur!

We are all brothers and sisters

Five Feet of HAPPINESS right here.

Too brown for the fancy restaurant.

They say we don't tip well...

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I have been around the world

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