Mom taught me to love everyone
Robert McAlister, Lexington, SC. Grew up in segregated south in a single parent home. Always felt on the margins but later in life realized my...
Once uneducated/naive. I’m changing that.
Jordyn Ducotey, Seattle, WA. Recent events have really made me challenge my own thoughts and the perceptions that I have been taught. I consciously make...
(My) black nanny taught me to love
RANDOLPH F BROCK Soquel, CA Thank you for doing this project. As a gay man it is close to my heart.
Small towns don’t care for diversity
Tess Junge, St. Paul, MN Growing up in a small town as a white person, I really didn’t have an understanding of racism. It wasn’t...
My history is only slavery! Why!
King Kellz, Fayetteville, NC. We only learn what America has taught us about our specific race.
Unimportant until I was taught otherwise
Harrison Bartels, Sandy, OR Growing up I thought that racism was something that was largely in the past, except for a couple of outliers. This...
Taught all wrong, now teaching others
Steve Jones, Durham, NC. I grew up in a segregated community and the concept that African-Americans (of course, not the word that was used) were...
Why wasn’t I taught this sooner?
Ryan Mearig, Fountain Valley, CA. School does a great job of giving you the surface level depiction of slavery. It took 22 years to learn...
Being gay has taught me compassion.
Thomas Swinscoe Akron, OH I grew up in a time when being gay was even more of a challenge than it is today. As a...
Race is not the issue, people.
Yvette Davis, Wayne State, Detroit, MI I believe race is not the issue. I believe the issue is the person true feelings inside. People are...
HammersteinII: You’ve Got to be Taught.
Luc Charwin Salem, OR It may be trite and unoriginal to use someone else’s words. However, the lyrics of that song brought this topic into...
Mexican but dont Speak Spanish, thats ok
Monique Martinez, Riverside, CA. I am half Mexican and half Filipino but everyone always thinks I am full Mexican. When they find out I am...
I am not wrong, I’m different.
Back when I was a kid, I used to wonder why or how people are different, why do we all have different races? When I...
Prejudice is taught; let’s unteach it.
Karen W. Gronau, Perry Hall, MD. I taught elementary school for four decades. I saw a good change over the years. My classes became more...
(My) black nanny taught me to love
RANDOLPH F BROCK Soquel, CA Thank you for doing this project. As a gay man it is close to my heart.
Missed the day racism was taught
Erin, MN. Racism isn’t in our curriculum, it’s not a lesson taught by chalkboards and worksheets. However it is learned. Yes, in school but also...
Accurate racial history must be taught.
Heathyr, Klamath Falls, OR. If we really want to confront racism and eradicate it, we need to be taught an accurate history of this country’s...
