I Wish I Had Done More to Help Poor White People

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John Perkins: I Wish I Had Done More to Help Poor White People
An excerpt from 'Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win.'
John Perkins
In New Hebron, Mississippi, I grew up around poor whites who felt they were better than blacks and expected us to move out of their way when they were walking down the street. They experienced all of the advantages of being white. They were oppressors, and common knowledge through the years was that in rural areas, poor whites sought to become sheriffs, cops, or guards in order to have some power over society. So we did not have a great relationship with them. continue reading >>

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