Well, we're all "colored people."  
I pretty much think of myself as a human being... on my better days.
--
Melinda C. P. Skinner
Writer and Wonderer

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From: David Kiracofe <[log in to unmask]>
> I like to think of myself, in all thinks, as first and foremost, a
> Virginian.
> 
> David Kiracofe
> 
> David Kiracofe
> History
> Tidewater Community College
> Chesapeake Campus
> 1428 Cedar Road
> Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
> 757-822-5136
> >>> Excalibur131 <[log in to unmask]> 01/21/07 4:00 PM >>>
> Thank you, Clara. I too am a proud, un-hyphenated, adjective-free
> American 
> with Virginia ancestors who came to this continent from Europe.
> 
> The root is that we, you and I, are Americans. Not black, not white, not
> 
> African-, not European-Americans, we are Americans. I was born in this
> great 
> country, am proud of it, and proud to be called an American. I would
> like to 
> think that all people born in the United States of America feel this
> way. 
> Sadly, there are many, many people that do not.
> 
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