return of "colored"

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:13 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> <Colored folk> seems about gentle enough to pass for acceptable among my
> ancient peers.
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I sure enough hope that you-all come to a conclusion, soon. My birth
certificate, an official document of the state of Texas issued in
nineteen thirty-something or another, clearly states, "Race of Child:
Colored."

If _Colored_ is good enough for Texas, then it's good enough for me.

"Don't Mess With Texas!"

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-Wilson
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