I trusted adults that taught hate.
Stan Pitts Anchorage, AK I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and was 10 years old during the fateful year 1963. My father was a Birmingham...
Thankful for parents who hated racism
Stephen Still, Birmingham, MI I’m from a small town in the state of Washington, didn’t see a black person until I was 10 years old,...
I hate being so very “basic”.
Candice, Birmingham, AL Interestingly I only know 1/2 my heritage. as life has changed I find myself wishing I had more culture or flavor, that...
Ignorance; Diversity; Divisive; Mystifying; Stifling and Beautiful
Katrina Ross, Birmingham, AL My hope is that one-day people could truly be measured by their deeds.
The only race without a country
Denise Smith, Birmingham, AL. Who am I, and where do I belong, Who am I and why can’t I sing my own song, Why in...
I hate hearing “The neighborhood changed.”
Glenny Brock , Birmingham, Al. Submitted via Twitter: @glennybrock Always code. In fact, most of the people I’ve heard say this were people who...
Me, white child on Black bus.
Rebekah Porter, Birmingham, Al I was an 8 year old white child in the Fall of 1972. In August of that year was the first...
The look they gave us! Not love.
Robert Falcon Birmingham, AL Grew up in Birmingham in the 1960’s. My father never gave me cause to judge anyone else because of skin color....
Race is about culture not color.
Hunter, Birmingham, AL. What does race mean to me? When I think of race I don’t think about skin color. I think about culture, religion,...
Racial divisions are America’s Achilles heel.
Shirley Hicks, Birmingham, AL. When I came to the United States four years ago, one of the first things I noticed was the racial divides....
Slavery, stolen opportunities. Abolition, broken promises.
Delphine Fenderson Birmingham, AL So much was taken from my people during slavery. We are the only Americans that worked and built this country and...
I hate thugs of ANY race.
Brad Lapinski Birmingham, AL Black, white, brown, orange, purple – get an education, get a job, even if you feel it’s beneath you and contribute...
Thank God for Bull Connor’s actions.
Kelly Ft. Myers, FL Bull Connor’s actions in Birmingham in 1963 presented virulent white southern racism to our nation and to the entire world. Rather...
