The Day I Realized I was Racist

“Capitol At Night” by KGSImaging is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

It was a sunny summer afternoon in Central Pennsylvania. My husband and I were looking for places to move after I finished taking the Pennsylvania Bar Exam. We drove on the other side of the tracks to see a home that was available for rent. We arrived and met a lovely White couple, our potential landlords, and their sweet teenage daughter who had come to keep our children company while we looked at the property. My husband and I…