Growing up can be hard for kids, and heart-...? breaking? I hope not! maybe heartopening for parents. I hope that's what it is.
My daughter had a class discussion in which the KKK was mentioned. She knew it stands for Ku Klux Klan, but she did not really know what it was. Our dinnertime conversation, then, was me giving a brief description of what their beliefs are and what they have done in the past; adding that they are still active in the South.
Her questions: Doesn't anyone stop them [from scaring and hurting people]? Don't the police do anything about them? Wait... you mean *here*? in the South of the U.S.?
Actually, yes, people do try to stop them but it obviously isn't working perfectly. Sadly, *some* law enforcement are also Klan members. Not all! but some. Yes, here in the U.S.
I could have gone on and on, and talked about race relations, about the differences and similarities between here and the South, about the history of various other "minorities..." But I didn't. Then she asked the question that all children who are not-white have asked:
"Am I safe?"
