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A choice for the ages

A choice for the ages
Karen Streets Anderson

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Karen Streets Anderson
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Karen Streets Anderson

Karen Streets Anderson, born in 1960, grew up in a Baha’i family. Her paternal grandparents were African-Americans, but could have "passed" as white; their choice to identify as African-Americans shaped Karen's own life. Today she lives in Nashville, TN, and is active in race unity work.
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My fourth-grade teacher referred to First Nations people as “savages” – my mother then told him to get his facts straight.
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