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Skin Deep
September 24, 2021
Skin color crayon;
I gave her pretty peach skin
And never my own
© Makenna R., Hardyston, New Jersey
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This piece explains how a lot of people today, including people of color, look back and realize that they always called the peach crayon, the "skin color crayon." It shows how people of color were and are taught they are not beautiful, because of their skin, even as children.