Word: blacking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...elevator in front of us. He was Black and well-dressed, probably in his early 20s. Two women, who were also Black, entered the now-crowded box and stood in front of us. The man pushed a button and the doors closed on the seven of us. We were lined up, divided racially in rows with my three friends and myself behind the three strangers. The woman in front of me reached over and pushed a button for the third floor...
...Thirteen," said Karen, who was standing behind the Black man. He lifted his hand, paused for a moment, and then dropped...
...unlucky floor, Karen's embarrassment changed to anger. "How rude! I should have said, 'Would you push the button for me if I was Black...
Jenny and Eric echoed her thoughts. "It shouldn't make any difference whether a person is white or Black for you to be polite to them!" Eric said...
...making an issue out of something that wasn't an issue," Jenny said. "He was forcing us to label him as a Black man when we hadn...