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Originally posted by damasa
On a sidenote, I would strongly encourage anyone (black, white, red, orange) to take some classes in African History, or something that I took, African American Literature. This course opened up my eyes in many more ways than I thought it could. This class taught me more in a semester than almost all of my classes have in three years. Sadly, I hated the professor at first because I thought she was giving me a hard time because I was white (one of only three white students that took that class during the semester). I later came to find out that she was interested in why I took the class and if I truly wanted to learn. Once she found out that I did, she began to "teach me" and I still talk to her about once a week.
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Damasa, I too applaud your efforts. It is so easy to sit back and say that African Americans need to stop "bitching and moaning" about racism. It takes a certain kind of person to educate him/herself about the basis of these claims. Hopefully you took this course because you truly wanted to understand another culture and not just because it was the only thing that fit into your schedule. In any event, I'm glad that you benefitted from it. Your efforts may be considered small in the big scheme of things, but at least it's a step in the right direction.