My college essay, "Racial Hatred," was based on an actual frightening field service experience I had while I was in Bethel

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  • AndersonsInfo
    AndersonsInfo

    http://watchtowerdocuments.org/racial-hatred/

    Racial Hatred

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    I knew I was in danger. As the pitch of the woman’s voice was getting higher and volume louder, a creeping, nervous feeling was moving along my whole being. Without a doubt a physical attack was next.

    That bright spring Saturday morning, I was with my African-American friend Rose in the Flatbush Avenue section of Brooklyn to interview John, a young man from Kenya.

    Twenty years ago, Flatbush was a Jewish area, but now it is black, with most of the people living there coming from Africa, Haiti, and other areas of the West Indies. That day, hip-hop music, mixed with rap and reggae, boomed from open apartment windows. It was easy to imagine that this was a foreign country. Read More at: 

    http://watchtowerdocuments.org/racial-hatred/ 

  • Simon
    Simon
    You probably seemed especially "white" because you have that lovely country-and-western voice :)
  • AndersonsInfo
    AndersonsInfo

    Neat comment, Simon. Not sure how to reply to it though.   


  • Simon
    Simon

    Sorry, LOL

    I can't imagine anyone getting angry at you, just shows the emotion some carry when it comes to skin color.

  • PaintedToeNail
    PaintedToeNail
    Curious, if she hated white people so much, why did she move to where so many of them lived? Barbara, how did you manage to calm down after that tirade? I would've been a shaking mess for weeks after that.
  • smiddy
    smiddy

    It`s  nice to be reminded that racial hatred knows no bounds , sometimes the media seems to forget that .

    smiddy

  • Vidiot
    Vidiot

    PaintedToeNail - "Barbara, how did you manage to calm down after that tirade?"

    I'm guessing a good stiff drink.

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