Racism

why some people be mad at me sometimes

1 min read

• Mississippi
• Poetry
• Racism
• Writers

why some people be mad at me sometimes

Sharon Gerald January 18, 2010

they ask me to remember but they want me...

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Margaret Walker on Poverty and Racial Conflict

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• Books
• Mississippi
• Racism
• Writers

Margaret Walker on Poverty and Racial Conflict

Sharon Gerald January 10, 2010

Chapter 5 of Margaret Walker’s Jubilee could be read...

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It's easy if you try

2 min read

• Racism
• Religion
• Television

It's easy if you try

Sharon Gerald December 20, 2009

The “Black Jesus” episode of Good Times is one...

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Elizabeth Cottage: A Place out of Time

5 min read

• Childhood
• Mississippi
• Racism

Elizabeth Cottage: A Place out of Time

Sharon Gerald December 13, 2009

I grew up cash poor and opportunity rich.  Maybe...

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Racism Doesn't Want to Look at Itself

4 min read

• Mississippi
• Racism

Racism Doesn't Want to Look at Itself

Sharon Gerald November 29, 2009

Socrates might have us believe that the unexamined life...

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Ole Miss vs. The Klan as Clown

2 min read

• Mississippi
• Racism

Ole Miss vs. The Klan as Clown

Sharon Gerald November 29, 2009

Thanks to the Huffington Post, I found this video...

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Racism Doesn't Know it's Racist

6 min read

• Mississippi
• Racism

Racism Doesn't Know it's Racist

Sharon Gerald November 28, 2009

I was eleven years old before I understood that...

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