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'When Race Becomes Real' From a collection of essays on race, novelist Susan Straight reflects on her multi-racial children's sense of identity. The full text of the essay can be found in the book, When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories, edited by Bernestine Singley.
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'When Race Becomes Real'

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'When Race Becomes Real'

'When Race Becomes Real'

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'When Race Becomes Real'

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From a collection of essays on race, novelist Susan Straight reflects on her multi-racial children's sense of identity. The full text of the essay can be found in the book, When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories, edited by Bernestine Singley.