John Egelkrout
Jul 21, 2023

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Your story sounds much like my son's. I am white and his mom is Jamaican. In his mostly-white elementary school someone said he was a Oreo once. Another person he knew in college once told him that he has the whitest-sounding name for a Black guy he had ever heard of.

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John Egelkrout
John Egelkrout

Written by John Egelkrout

I am a sanity-curious former teacher who writes about politics, social issues, memoirs, and a variety of other topics. You can also follow me on Substack.

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