Nancy Arroyo
“Since I was so big, I knew there was prejudice. Not a day went by when we weren’t called ‘spics’. The people next door even taught their three- and -four year old grandchildren to say racial slurs. The neighbors on the other side did incredible things. They would throw dirt onto my mother’s kitchen when she left the kitchen door open for fresh air. It took ten years for things
to calm down somewhat. Still , after thirty-six years [in Levittown] we are not yet fully accepted . . . ." (Baxandall and Ewen, p. 177)
to calm down somewhat. Still , after thirty-six years [in Levittown] we are not yet fully accepted . . . ." (Baxandall and Ewen, p. 177)
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