W.E.B. Dubois and Me

W.E.B. DuBois was born in 1868, a hundred and nineteen years later Joe Susco was born. As a free man in the North, during the dawn of the twentieth century, DuBois was able to receive an extensive education. Born a free white man in the West, I am working in college to achieve that same goal.
Although separated by so many years, there are still glimpses of similarities between DuBois and I. Throughout our lives we have grown more and more cognizant of the politics, education, religion, and economics that shape the American system and separate the diverse cultures that live there. Although he was granted the fortune of education and freedom, he was never given the freedom of a white man. He was never able to go to a nice restaurant in the right part of town and order a meal. Or have a fair and impartial trial. Or just live without being hated. He was forever marked by his dark skin, like a big yellow star. As a child growing up, I never gave a second thought......

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