Oral History of Mr. Green
Mr. Green is an African American born in New York City. He has three brothers. As the oldest of the three, he was raised alone by his mom. His father wasn't around. Green was really close to his great grandmother. She helped raise him.
The office is mostly silent. The sound you hear is the computer running and the Fan going. There also some voices of other people talking out side the door of the office. Mr. green is typing on his computer and tells me he ready when I am.then he slowy removes his glasses.
"Her death really troubled me." The room then becomes silent for a few minutes. He tells me that he got his job because he wanted to be a teacher. This was actually his dream j
Mr. Green is an African American born in New York City. He has three brothers. As the oldest of the three, he was raised alone by his mom. His father wasn't around. Green was really close to his great grandmother. She helped raise him.
The office is mostly silent. The sound you hear is the computer running and the Fan going. There also some voices of other people talking out side the door of the office. Mr. green is typing on his computer and tells me he ready when I am.then he slowy removes his glasses.
"Her death really troubled me." The room then becomes silent for a few minutes. He tells me that he got his job because he wanted to be a teacher. This was actually his dream j
ob. He begins to smile. "High school was fun. My grandmother's death really effected me." He then tells me how he also looked up to his role model, his high school basketball coach.
"Have you witnessed racism?" I ask.
"I went to an all white high school. I was treated badly. I would be made fun of and not get certain things no matter how much better I was in the class because of my skin color. I also didn't get certain jobs because of my ethnicity. They would turn me down. Then a white guy would most likely get the job I tried getting, until I went back to school and got my degree and became a counselor here at Boys & Girl Harbor Upward Bound.
"Race is the type of nationality a person is like if someone is Latino or Caucasian or African American. Your race can play a big part of your life. Racism is when an ethnic group is separated because of their physical attributes. For example the color of there skin. people then begin to discriminate against that person or people. For example an African American wouldn't get a job because of his race. Race cause racism because people skin color was different. racism was a major issue through out American history. through out time the Caucasian people began kidnapping Africa from there land to work for them. this was the Begin of slavery. If coloreds tried to run from the land or did not obey the white people they would be punished by being wiped or even worse times death. the most common death for the slaves was lynching. lynching is being hung from tree for every one to see your body hanging." He then takes a long pause. "Later in the 1960's black began to fight back. this then became the civil right movement."I was a child during then. he then sat up in his chair began to lean forward." Also blacks weren't the only race to go through racism. Latinos also faced racism from the white people. they also were discriminated for coming to America to make a living. As well as blacks they were also turned down from jobs. this was because of skin completion and them not speaking fluent English.
"Have you witnessed racism?" I ask.
"I went to an all white high school. I was treated badly. I would be made fun of and not get certain things no matter how much better I was in the class because of my skin color. I also didn't get certain jobs because of my ethnicity. They would turn me down. Then a white guy would most likely get the job I tried getting, until I went back to school and got my degree and became a counselor here at Boys & Girl Harbor Upward Bound.
"Race is the type of nationality a person is like if someone is Latino or Caucasian or African American. Your race can play a big part of your life. Racism is when an ethnic group is separated because of their physical attributes. For example the color of there skin. people then begin to discriminate against that person or people. For example an African American wouldn't get a job because of his race. Race cause racism because people skin color was different. racism was a major issue through out American history. through out time the Caucasian people began kidnapping Africa from there land to work for them. this was the Begin of slavery. If coloreds tried to run from the land or did not obey the white people they would be punished by being wiped or even worse times death. the most common death for the slaves was lynching. lynching is being hung from tree for every one to see your body hanging." He then takes a long pause. "Later in the 1960's black began to fight back. this then became the civil right movement."I was a child during then. he then sat up in his chair began to lean forward." Also blacks weren't the only race to go through racism. Latinos also faced racism from the white people. they also were discriminated for coming to America to make a living. As well as blacks they were also turned down from jobs. this was because of skin completion and them not speaking fluent English.
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