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There are moments from childhood that attract heat in our memories, some for their sublime brilliance, some for their malignancy. The first time that I was treated differently because of my race is one such memory.

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Jesmyn Ward

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I was raised in Mississippi, in a family and a community that identified as black, and I have the stories and the experiences to go with it. One of my great-great grandfathers was killed by a gang of white Prohibition patrollers.

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People ask me all the time, ‘Why did I move home?’ As well as I can articulate it, that’s why. I moved home because I love the community that I come from.

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May 3, 2024

People ask me all the time, ‘Why did I move home?’ As well as I can articulate it, that’s why. I moved home because I love the community that I come from.

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May 3, 2024

I was raised in Mississippi, in a family and a community that identified as black, and I have the stories and the experiences to go with it. One of my great-great grandfathers was killed by a gang of white Prohibition patrollers.

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