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back then
it was
normal
to pour
oil
on your kids
and then beat
them
with a belt.

back then
it was normal
to beat
your kids
until
they go
unconscious.

back then
it was normal
to see kids
getting shot
by
white people.

back then
it was normal
to see black
people
being portrayed
as monsters
on tv.

back then
it was normal
to see
black families
struggling.

back then
it was normal
to
equivicate
blackness
with
wickedness.

these things
shouldn't
have been
normal.

but it was
back then.