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“Then he remained there, washing away the tears and the old, invisible wounds that were peeling open again under the new, until it was all down the drain along with a thick layer of dirt and grime.”

Healing Sadness Young Adult Historical Fiction

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“Colored kids don't get to be innocent. It's like you come out of the womb full grown, the way the world treats you.”

Race Relations Racism In America Racial Injustice Black Youth

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“Ethan lifted a hand to his face as if he could see it, then pressed his palm to his cheek. He knew that the skin beneath his fingers was brown, but not like his mother's. Not like the girl on the bus who got arrested in Montgomery. Not, he was sure, like Cole Parker. He wondered if this shade of brown meant he got stares on the street but not assault; pushed down on the bus but not arrested. If it meant he was threatened by the Ku Klux Klan--but not killed.”

Injustice Protest Racial Injustice Black Youth Racial Violence

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