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Challenging the Concept of Race |
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Articles -
Mixed Race Matters
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Sunday, 16 March 1997 15:59 |
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I have noticed that few people mention their great-grandparents birthplace when introducing themselves. Personally, I have found it the quickest way to satisfy other people's curiosity. At different times in my life I have reacted to this curiosity with feelings of insecurity, embarrassment, indignation or amusement. I think this variety of feelings came from my inability to understand the actual cause of this curiosity.
One of the ways I used to respond to stranger's questions....
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To White People I Am Black |
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Articles -
Mixed Race Matters
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Saturday, 13 July 1996 16:05 |
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I am not a mule, although I have been known to make an ass of myself. My name is Terence Facey. I am a photographer, born of mixed parentage. I use photography as a means of documenting my search for identity.
My mother was white English, my father was a West Indian of African descent. Social attitudes at the time of my birth thirty-two years ago were such that my parents were unable to sustain their relationship and they each returned to their respective communities. In that separation, I too became divided. When they withdrew from my life...
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