Going home over the weekend made me come to a conclusion. I love, but most of the times dislike where I come from. Home for me is Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mechanicsville is about 15 miles north of Richmond and is mostly comprised of farmland and subdivisions. My part of the county, the rural side, is not the nicest place in the world. It is full of ignorant racist bigots for the most part and I hate it. It all came to me when I walked into a local store and over heard a conversation between two workers about how black man as a president. There were several racial slurs thrown around, and I left. I recall many instances in my childhood witnessing racism, and sadly going along with it.
The turning point with the whole situation came in my junior year in High school, I read Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness. The book changed my entire outlook on how I view people’s race. If you haven’t read the book I highly suggest it, and it’s only like 80 pages! Just thought I’d take a moment to say that I am from Mechanicsville, but I am not Mechanicsville!
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