[AJ28975]

Thank you for asking that question. I have asked myself the very same one many times. I dont believe that racism will ever end in the United States. We walk on ground whose deepest roots are blood soaked in hatred. The United States began separate, unequal, and violent. How could people that left their homeland for freedom go to another place, and take away other people’s land and freedom? When those early seeds were planted, the ugly fear that we carry deep within us today became the fruit of that seed. Most people are too afraid and ashamed to admit to the past. It is too painful for the ancestors of slaves as well as the ancestors of slave owners. I have lived and visited many countries outside of the US. I was surprized to see many races together, working, some married to each other, and there were no problems or racism. My friend who is not American said that maybe it is easier in other countries because they did not have slavery, or the murderous history that we have. I believe that anything is possible, but this is 2002 people, I was really hoping that by this time, we would be better, not worse… I will say this in closing…YForum is an start. We can come here and not be afraid to ask the questions that we honestly dont know the answers to! Questions we’d be too embarresed or afraid to ask face-to-face. I love this place…I am learning here and I hope we are all understanding each other a little better because of YForum. God Bless you all.

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Name : AJ28975, Gender : M, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 34, City : DC, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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