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12 July 2019/ Racism in America

Moving to the South

Moving to the South
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Karen Streets Anderson

Karen Streets Anderson

Read about Karen Streets Anderson. Watch the full story in 10 chapters.

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Living the integrated life
Baha'i Community

Living the integrated life

The Baha’i community in Nashville was a third black, a third white and a third Iranian. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.

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    Karen Streets Anderson
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Trading in white privilege
Racial Discrimination

Trading in white privilege

The border official couldn’t believe my white fiancee and I were getting married. We had to show him the wedding dress.

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    Karen Streets Anderson
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