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Not to discount what Neicy has said, but there is a stigma on the south that probably will never be undone. Im from DC and I go to school in Mass. I think the people up there have stereotypes of the south. They say they dont like yankees, they say the south hasnt gotten over the civil war. I couldnt believe I was hearing this stuff from those people. I convinced one of my good friends to go to Emory for grad school, and she loves it. Yes, I have experienced racism in the Alabama, my mom is from Decatur and Huntsville areas, but I have also experienced racism in the north like Massachusetts. Moreover, I have met some great people that were white in Alabama and all over the south. Racism is ubiquitous (sp?), and I think we as youths of the nation need to start tearing down the walls and barriers. These are just my thoughts.
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