I look forward to hearing this child tell their story as an adult. I look forward to it, and also feel anxiety about it. They are going to tell us something important one day, but what will the message be? To me, this photo is the same as the naked Vietnamese girl running away from her village with her skin burned by napalm. It’s also the famous photo of the little black girl being escorted to her newly de-segregated school by the national guard. Let me ask you this: where do you fall on this photo now? To me, your answer to this question now tells me so much more than your answer 50 years from now ever will.
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