I do not think that as a child I had to deal much with racism. I do not even think that when I was in third grade I really understood the concept of racism. I am multiracial, so I have felt like I was a part of everything. Seeing some of the action of the children in Coe Friends make me realize that there is definitely an issue with racism in America, even though there are people in this country that try and deny it.
There is this one boy in the program who is caucasian, only one of three caucasian students in the program of 16 kids. This little boy is constantly picked on by the other children because he is white. I see how they constantly make fun of him, never ceasing to make him feel hurt in some way or another. Last Thursday it just broke my heart when the children were leaving. This little boy went to the back of the line before they left and was actually crying because that is how hurt he was by the comments made to him by the other boys in Coe Friends. I actually almost began to cry when I saw this. It really shocked me that the boys would single out this little boy because he was white. They do not make fun of the other two caucasian students, but they tend to always be picking on this particular little boy. I have to the leader of Coe Friends, but am not really sure about how to approach this situation, especially because I absolutely hate confrontations. I know that the problem will not resolve itself and there is something that I need to do, but I am not sure how to approach this issue.