[Jinny-L]

We spent last Fourth of July in Virginia Beach. Being white, we were a definite minority during that holiday. When walking down the strip in the evening, black people were walking four and five abreast, forcing us white people to squeeze by, sometimes even having to step into the street to get around. They made no effort whatsoever to step even partially aside to let us pass, some even seeming to dare us. A few times, either myself or my husband was ‘bumped’ fairly hard, by a shoulder from a black person coming the other way. Only once did anyone apologize, and from the tone of the man’s voice, and what he said, it was far less than sincere. Am I right to be wary and distrustful after this experience? This was not an experience with a few individuals, but almost, if not all, of the black people coming down the sidewalk in the other direction.
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[Briggs]

Welcome to our world. That’s almost a regular theme of conversation among Afro Americans I’ve known – about whites. We feel that everywhere, whites walk as if no one else is around. I’ve never stopped to notice if you do it to each other. My experience includes nightclubs where whites repeatedly dance into someone without excusing themselves, dance in front of seated people, and exhibit general disregard. Would you have noticed other whites doing this? Or is it, as I feel, you expect us to get out of your way?

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Name : Briggs, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 34, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Technology analyst, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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