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glatt · 11-16-2012, 01:29 PM

I grew up in Lewiston, Maine, and there were virtually no blacks. Seriously. In my high school of 2,000, there was one black kid, and he wasn't in my grade, so if I look through my yearbook, there is no sign of him. I didn't even know his name.

But then there was an interesting influx of immigrants from Somalia after the troubles there, and now my home town has a mosque or two and a healthy sized population of blacks. I don't know about rural Maine towns, but when I was a kid, there were no blacks there either. I wouldn't be surprised if that's changed though. People move around.

If this guy has been under a rock for the last 20 years, I can understand his confusion. But he obviously doesn't get out much.

Also in Maine when I was a kid, gays would be beaten up if they were open about it. But now in Maine they can marry. I'm pleased with how Maine is changing.

11-16-2012, 01:29 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I grew up in Lewiston, Maine, and there were virtually no blacks. Seriously. In my high school of 2,000, there was one black kid, and he wasn't in my grade, so if I look through my yearbook, there is no sign of him. I didn't even know his name. But then there was an interesting influx of immigrants from Somalia after the troubles there, and now my home town has a mosque or two and a healthy sized population of blacks. I don't know about rural Maine towns, but when I was a kid, there were no blacks there either. I wouldn't be surprised if that's changed though. People move around. If this guy has been under a rock for the last 20 years, I can understand his confusion. But he obviously doesn't get out much. Also in Maine when I was a kid, gays would be beaten up if they were open about it. But now in Maine they can marry. I'm pleased with how Maine is changing.