Being treated like a fellow human being and a fellow American before being seen as a Black man was treat I didn't know I was missing until this trip.
, and there are countless museums, plantations, and cemeteries that honor the lives and legacies of enslaved Africans.
But in addition to all the surprises I witnessed in the South, perhaps what stood out the most was what I" or"Hate Has No Home Here" and was subjected to no constant reminders of the virtues of diversity. No one took pains to remind me that I'm black or felt compelled to tell me that my life matters or that they empathize with how difficult my life must be.
It was shocking, after living for decades in Chicago and later New York City, where people go about their day never acknowledging the milling of people around them—while still managing to perpetuate the heavy weight of racial awareness. As a black American, I will miss being able to go about my day without seeing a plethora of signs droning on about"people of color" or issues that"disproportionately affect black and brown people." In Charleston, I felt seen and acknowledged without being told that I was; in New York City, I'm once again surrounded by white women in"Black Lives Matter" T-shirts who would never deign to speak to an actual black stranger.
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