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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Racism in America


Some of the jazz musicians in the books that I recently have been reading fled this country for Europe to escape the inherent racism that makes up America. Racism has been a part of this country since its creation, beginning with the treatment of the Native people. I am happy to see that America has been starting to examine itself more closely. There is still much more that needs to be acknowledged. I am hoping that the protests and the recognition of America’s past and of the actions of the police (which mirror the actions of the American military in the 19th century) will bring about change in this country, beginning with the election in November.

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