I'm an olive-skinned Italian, but my government classifies me as 'white' -so, so much for color in the U. S. of A....(Did you know in the 1920s-30s in my hometown of Rochester, New York my Italian ancestors from the 'ol' country' often encountered rent signs that read: 'NO NEGROES or ITALIANS!'?)
these six words leapt out from the sermon I heard in church this morning. Thanks Pastor Jodi. (I attend a Baptist church which has two lady ministers on the pastoral team.)We can live with peace and joy no matter...
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TheAngstyPoet says,
The color of beauty.Dhani says,
I'm an olive-skinned Italian, but my government classifies me as 'white' -so, so much for color in the U. S. of A....(Did you know in the 1920s-30s in my hometown of Rochester, New York my Italian ancestors from the 'ol' country' often encountered rent signs that read: 'NO NEGROES or ITALIANS!'?)