Essay Archive - Water Is Wide
Water Is Wide
Politically speaking, most people involved in academia are liberal. As
a teacher, Conroy's views have changed tremendously during his lifetime.
When Conroy was a youth, he was a racist. Presently, Conroy is a liberal.
Pat came from a conservative background starting at high school.
"...when I rode in the back seat of a '57
Chevrolet along a night blackened Carolina road
hunting for blacks to hit with rotten watermelons
. . . We called this intrepid form of entertainment
'nigger-knocking,' and it was great fun during the
carnival of blind hatred I participated joyfully i....
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