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Urban Racism: Race
English 100
July 21, 2010

Race Senna grew up in an urban chaos, in a home filled with artists and political activists. Her mother married a tall handsome black man. The former was being rebellious against her mother, an Irish woman, who still believed in noble bloodline. The grandmother spent most of the days passing judgment on the world. There was already a conflict between her grandkids; they were all mixed.
Senna longed to know her grandmother and to love her. The latter was an alcoholic; after a few drinks, she could turn vicious. Though she held antiquated racist views, she wanted to see her daughter still married even if it was still with the black man. One day Senna finally expressed her feelings; she was upset that her grandmother

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