Perfect
“Probably not officially sanctionedas such, but according toJenna, on a trip to visit family down “theya,”her cousins made it clear that they attendedthe “white high school.”The one across town was “the colored school.”I was something close to stunned. “You can’tbe serious! This isthe twenty-first century, for cripes’ sake!”Visiting down there is definitely likestepping back intime. Not everything about that isbad, though. Communities are safe.Families are tight.People are polite, respectful.…“E...xcept when it comes to people of color.Not to mention gaypeople. Muslims. Jews. God, Jenna.”She slid her little hand into mine.But that’s not me.Sometimes I’m not even sure how I canbe related to them. I know my great-great grandpa moveddown there during the Depression.Somehow, he found work, when otherpeople couldn’t.The South was good to him, and hestayed a loyal Southerner. So did mostof his family, includingDad. But someone had to break the cycle.I’m sort of a cycle breaker, in case yousomehow haven’tnoticed.MoreLess
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