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6. +1, "when I walk down the street at least I know where I stand." I've heard this so many times from

Sun Jul 10, 2016, 02:25 PM

Jul 2016

... other black male northern migrants including myself... here at least I know

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The difference between Southern and Northern racism [View all] YoungDemCA Jul 2016 OP

wow unblock Jul 2016 #1

It is historically true, for the most part. rusty quoin Jul 2016 #2

I can summarize even further in the historical perspective... Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #3

Reminds me of a Dick Gregory quote Ellen Forradalom Jul 2016 #4

When I was a kid, we had a cleaning woman come in once a week... TreasonousBastard Jul 2016 #5

It's the same here in California. JRLeft Jul 2016 #7

Southern California also has a lot of explicit and implicit racism as well. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #11