Childhood lessons shape character and equality
Quote from Jay Trimble on parenting and social values emphasizing early upbringing. It argues that training a child to be biased will yield prejudice, just as breeding a pit bull for fighting leads to aggression. The speaker urges teaching kids to treat everyone as equals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Mississippi
Mason
Sherry Stickney
Lisa Pirtle
Jay Trimble
Bozeman
Metro
Trimble
Long history of hatred to overcome in Cedar Rapids
Read reflections from seven teens about race, prejudice, and possible paths to harmony in Cedar Rapids. They discuss stereotypes, family influence, media bias, and the impact of events like the Rodney King verdict on friendships between white and black youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Stickney
St. Louis
Williams
Mason
Trimble
Pirtle
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Jones
Whites and Blacks Should Visit to Tackle Racism in Iowa
Allen Roberts and colleagues discuss racism, prejudice, and the role of institutional change. They urge education in schools and families to address identity, culture, and economic disparities. The panel emphasizes direct intergroup contact while noting deeper systemic issues remain.
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Iowa
America
Thomas Kochman
Obingele Lake
Allen Roberts
Kochman
University of Illinois At Chicago
Lake
University of Iowa
Steps Toward Improved Race Relations in Iowa
University of Iowa anthropology assistant professor Obingele Lake and Bernard Clayton propose practical steps for better black white relations in Cedar Rapids. Lake urges natural, nonpatronizing behavior and self reflection on prejudice, while Clayton stresses reading people, distinguishing racism from individual acts, and blacks taking initiative for community action and mutual respect.
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Dale Kueter
Obingele Lake
University of Iowa
Bernard Clayton
Cedar Rapids
Lake
Clayton
Mutual respect as path to integration in race dialogue
In 1989 Martin Luther King Birthday discussion from Studs Terkel’s Race book, Lucy Jefferson recalls Chicago housing Jane Addams Homes and her family. She stresses white prejudice, education as liberation, and the need for mutual respect before integration can work.
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Studs Terkel
Lucy Jefferson
Jane Addams
Chicago
Julian
Carol Freeman
Carol
William
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Terkel
United States
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Martin Luther King
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