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White Privilege: The Story of One Boy

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Posted By: Imright, 2/23/2024 4:58:01 PM

Here is a narrative about one little boy, based on a true story. I’m sharing it as an example of the life of a white person who was not privileged. Giles lived in England in 1617. He was nine years old. His mother Mary and sister Elizabeth had died of “The Sickness.” His father had sailed away to Jamestown, Virginia, almost seven years earlier. People said that Father must be dead because his ship had met a hurricane near Bermuda. Giles still had one sister, named Constance. He called her Connie. The two of them were made wards of the church.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: erod111 2/23/2024 5:11:32 PM (No. 1663947)
Thank you.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: kidsmom 2/23/2024 5:27:01 PM (No. 1663960)
Enjoyable article! With all of the hullabaloo about slavery and minority rights, it's time to reflect on the fact that the immigrants that came to the U.S. from Europe, the British Isles, and Eastern Europe had a horrendous time surviving, much less thriving~~but they soldiered on for the chance to be free. If you've never read about Irish slavery, do so: you'll be amazed. They didn't stand around griping and I don't want "reparations" now. I'm just glad and thankful that my ancestors stuck it out so that I can live now as an American!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 2/23/2024 6:45:42 PM (No. 1663995)
There has NEVER been any "white privilege, it is a total FRAUD. There is, however, these days a lot of black privilege. There is massive racism against whites now.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: SweetPea3 2/24/2024 3:47:49 AM (No. 1664124)
Like Kwanzaa, "White Privilege" is a figment of black imagination.
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