real_human__bean OP t1_j92yjcq wrote on February 18, 2023 at 9:03 PM Reply to comment by socatsucks in Baltimore Sees Steep Drop in Unhoused Residents by real_human__bean I had a teacher who was a minor figure in the civil rights movement. He HATED the term African-American, and demanded to be called a Negro. ​ ​ "My family has been here longer than yours, and none of us have ever been to Africa. We're the most American there is." ​ Makes sense to me. Permalink Parent 6
real_human__bean OP t1_j910ncy wrote on February 18, 2023 at 12:15 PM Reply to Baltimore Sees Steep Drop in Unhoused Residents by real_human__bean Is this true? I’m not a local, just a big cities nerd. Permalink 21
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real_human__bean OP t1_j92yjcq wrote
Reply to comment by socatsucks in Baltimore Sees Steep Drop in Unhoused Residents by real_human__bean
I had a teacher who was a minor figure in the civil rights movement. He HATED the term African-American, and demanded to be called a Negro.
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"My family has been here longer than yours, and none of us have ever been to Africa. We're the most American there is."
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Makes sense to me.