Tabias ' story "Being Equal to One Another tells us of another side to racism that is not the norm. The roles are reversed as blacks belittle whites. The author talks about how when he was in middle school he saw some black kids picking on some white kids. Even though human nature causes us to choose friends who are most like us, the author asks how do we overcome our differences to expand our circle of friends by getting to know a person first, before passing judgment due to racial or economical differences? The author shares his childhood story of racial prejudices, economic differences, and bullying within the elementary school setting. Taking the lead from the author, we should teach our children at an early age to accept people regardless of race, or economic status, focusing less on our differences, and more on our similarities, and not persecute them despite these differences.
Tabias said his best friend practically abandoned him just because he was hanging out with a white boy. In a predominantly black school he stuck by the boy when no one else would. He
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The author lends him clothes and at this point is questioned why. Tabias simply stated "because he is my friend." There always seems to be something that will divide people, because someone has to be on the top, and someone on the bottom. Human nature makes us strive to want to be better and superior over others. This all began with the sin of our original father and mother, Adam and Eve, when they disobeyed God and ate the Forbidden Fruit of the Forbidden Tree. When looking back at history, we see various figures, conquering foreign lands, introducing their culture and beliefs, and eliminating the history of the defeated people. In this instance, it is the economic differences as seen through the eyes of middle school children, notably the white boys ' lack of acceptable