05-21-2017, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Orema
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I found the following article at The Atlantic. I think this, or a form of this brutality, happens more often in the States than is reported—particularly with immigrants from all over the world.
My Family’s Slave, by Alex Tizon
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...-story/524490/ |
I read that article a few days ago. I'll never forget it.
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