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Poster of Abraham Lincoln

This object symbolizes the misleading nature of much of what is taught in the majority of American history classes, especially as it relates to Black history. Matt recalls this object's presence in the hallway of his Catholic school. He asserts that at the time, he had been told only positive aspects of the person featured within this object and it was only when he began to attend a more diverse school in middle school that he gained a more complex view of this object's meaning.

Pool

This object symbolizes the dangers lying in wait for children of color, but also the power of familial love. Matt depicts a scene from his youth when his cousins forced him to interact with this object unexpectedly, but then stuck around for hours, teaching him how to interact with this object safely. Matt then states that it was...

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