In 1966, I was 12 living in Dover, Delaware. Three of us white A students were chosen to be bussed downtown to William Henry Middle School, a black school. We were innocent to skin color and accepted the changes. However, I was treated poorly by a black biology teacher. I made A's but reportcard was a C. I was harshly punished at ho…
In 1966, I was 12 living in Dover, Delaware. Three of us white A students were chosen to be bussed downtown to William Henry Middle School, a black school. We were innocent to skin color and accepted the changes. However, I was treated poorly by a black biology teacher. I made A's but reportcard was a C. I was harshly punished at home not being believed. This was my first experience with prejudice reversed. Rosa Parks was brave and stuck to her beliefs. I love her courage in a crucial tme in our country's healing of slavery. I dislike that my skin color has advantages I was born into. What racial prejudices have you personally encountered?
In 1966, I was 12 living in Dover, Delaware. Three of us white A students were chosen to be bussed downtown to William Henry Middle School, a black school. We were innocent to skin color and accepted the changes. However, I was treated poorly by a black biology teacher. I made A's but reportcard was a C. I was harshly punished at home not being believed. This was my first experience with prejudice reversed. Rosa Parks was brave and stuck to her beliefs. I love her courage in a crucial tme in our country's healing of slavery. I dislike that my skin color has advantages I was born into. What racial prejudices have you personally encountered?