There have already been several interesting posts about Brixton, but I just wanted to share a little story about this man. Right outside the market, Natalie and I stopped and had a conversation with a Jamaican salesman. He spoke to us about how racism is still a very real obstacle for him and how he notices people looking at him with disgust as they pass him by, for no apparent reason. One thing he said stood out to me in particular:
"But we don't care what color you are. We don't look with the eyes; we look with the soul."
I'll bet this guy would get a pretty big kick out of the fact that he is part of this.
ReplyDeleteI loved that he was so genuine.Even though he spoke really fast at some points, you were still able to feel the amount of sincerity he had for us by our stopping and speaking with him about anything.
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