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Bill Tucker

Bill Tucker

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Praying for world peace – or to die
Racial Discrimination

Praying for world peace – or to die

I was just wiped out by what I saw of what the Nazis had done to the Jewish people.

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
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Losing a friend because of race
Racism in America

Losing a friend because of race

Segregation was evident across the South but it was a taboo subject.

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
1 min read
Buses, trains and unconscious biases
Racial Discrimination

Buses, trains and unconscious biases

I sat by the African-American all the rest of the way to Washington D.C. because I didn't want to be put off the bus.

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
1 min read
Death threats and cross-burnings
Racism in America

Death threats and cross-burnings

African-American visitors would have to go through this gauntlet of angry white people all the way to our house.

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
1 min read
Staring racism in the face
Racism in America

Staring racism in the face

This tall, raw-boned mountaineer came in, sat on my couch, and just looked at me with his hand in his pocket.

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
1 min read
Please don’t leave a tip
Racism in America

Please don’t leave a tip

We walked through the all-white restaurant as an integrated group. Silence fell, and I thought, what have I done?

  • Bill Tucker
    Bill Tucker
1 min read
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