MaryAnn Diorio @DrMaryAnnDiorio
To refresh your memory from Part 1 of MaryAnn Diorio's post she said, "His words struck my soul like a nuclear bomb. For the first time in my life, I was speechless. Never had I experienced prejudice on a personal level. And it stung!"
Part 2
Back then, legal options were few
for rebuttal. So, I took my degrees and ended up accepting a job stuffing
envelope at a local library.
And I forgave the superintendent.
I began to have a new
appreciation for African-Americans and for the discrimination they had
suffered. Unbeknown to me, God was preparing me to write In Black and White many years later.
Time passed. I had children, and
those children grew up. Then, my older daughter announced that she and her
husband were adopting a baby. A black baby! My heart leapt with joy! Shortly thereafter, my daughter placed a
beautiful African-American baby in my arms, and my heart was stolen forever!
