Today I got a grand tour of the Speed City exhibit in San Jose with the curator. I am definitely going to write something about it. The more I listen to people of color talking about race and racism in America the more I realize how much work there is to be done still. Nothing ended with the sixties, as some of my white students think. When people say that we have "come far" they usually fail to mention where the US started. We may have moved away from slavery, but that doesn't mean we have equality, or even a basic understanding of differences.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
speed city
Today I got a grand tour of the Speed City exhibit in San Jose with the curator. I am definitely going to write something about it. The more I listen to people of color talking about race and racism in America the more I realize how much work there is to be done still. Nothing ended with the sixties, as some of my white students think. When people say that we have "come far" they usually fail to mention where the US started. We may have moved away from slavery, but that doesn't mean we have equality, or even a basic understanding of differences.
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