Slavery and Racism, the Chicken Before the Egg

Prejudice Vs. Slavery, The Egg Before the Chicken A chicken’s egg is round, soft, white, and extremely delicate. The egg holds within it the power and necessary components to manifest a healthy, able-bodied creature. The egg might be weak in the sense that its structure is fragile, however, the strength of the life inside is overwhelming. Prejudice holds with it an omnipotent strength as it is hatched in the privacy of the weak minded. …

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