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Racial Differences In Longtown

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Imagine yourself 150 years ago when whites and blacks were separated, but you lived in a city where color didn 't matter. In Longtown, Ohio black isn 't black and white isn 't white, mixed marriages have been happening for about two years, and the skin colors have changed. The article “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years,” by Washington Post, shows the racial difference the town holds compared to the areas around them. It is time for these people to embrace their being and help the world, showing no matter the race, or skin color we all are the same. According to the Washington Post, Longtown has had many segregations, Edith Perkins, a 75 year old woman, who worked for 30 years in a factory near

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