And to prove his point, he raised his right hand and motioned for a black man standing in the corner to come stand next to him. I wouldn't go anywhere without him," the old man said in a hoarse whisper as the black man rolled his eyes and looked off in the distance. I recall one conversation with Wallace's daughter when she talked about one of her father's best friends, a black man named Eddie. I was the only black person in the class, and what I said seemed to spoil the mood. Whenever a white person beckons a black person to come stand next to them for display, you're entering dangerous territory.

Source: CNN March 01, 2019 00:22 UTC