● A Nation in Decline (An Opinion Piece)
America is not perfect. But it’s not the Roman Empire either.
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2 min readOct 13, 2015
Living in America. Born in the USA.
A lot has happened in my lifetime, since the 1950s. Grew up in a segregated neighborhood. Attended segregated schools from kindergarten to 8th grade.
People say water fountains, restrooms, and other public facilities were clearly marked with signs that said “Whites” and “Coloreds Only”. Of a truth, that’s not in my childhood memory. The Civil Rights Movement — the marches…