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African Americans in Montana

by darnell

Jul 31, 2008

I'm a black woman from the South with 10 years of teaching experience. I am interested in moving to a different state. I just want to experience something different. I know this may sound really stupid but I wonder if there are any black people there??? I knew a black family who lived there about 14 years ago (military family) and they stated there was a lot racism. Is that true? I want a straight up answer. I don't want to have to deal with racism so if anyone knows please just tell me straight out. I know that racism still exist and I know it tends to be more prevalent in certain areas. If I am totally wrong please tell me. Thanks for your help.

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Ellen Just because we have a black president doesn't mean that black people don't suffer discrimination.

On 2/08/09, Darnell 239 wrote: > Billie, > > It is a good thing you are leaving the south. I'm sure the racism > you demonstrate in your classroom doesn't help the student any. > Maybe you should leave teaching there is no roo...See More

Mar 23, 2009

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darnell Ellen,

I agree that black people still suffer discrimination and having a black president might not mean anything. However, from reading the post on this site and the type of responses I've received I see their is nothing but still alot of prejudice. Too bad people refuse to believe that the blacks and hispanics will outnumber the whites i...See MoreEllen,

I agree that black people still suffer discrimination and having a black president might not mean anything. However, from reading the post on this site and the type of responses I've received I see their is nothing but still alot of prejudice. Too bad people refuse to believe that the blacks and hispanics will outnumber the whites in the near future. Makes a person thinks!

On 3/23/09, Ellen wrote: > > Just because we have a black president doesn't mean that black people > don't suffer discrimination. > > On 2/08/09, Darnell 239 wrote: >> Billie, >> >> It is a good thing you are leaving the south. I'm sure the racism >> you demonstrate in your classroom doesn't help the student any. >> Maybe you should leave teaching there is no room left for racism >> in this day in and time. Especially, since you have a black >> president! >> >> On 2/08/09, billie wrote: >>> On 8/11/08, Diamond wrote: I AM FROM THE SOUTH AND WE ARE >>> MOVING AWAY FROM HERE TO GET AWAY FROM THE African-AmericanS >>> HERE THEY ARE OVERCROWING US! WE CAN'T BREATH! >>>> I am a bi-racial female teacher in Montana and the amount of >>>> racism I have experienced here is less than what I >>>> experienced in Mississippi. Most people have never been >>>> around minorities here but they are very open and willing to >>>> get to know you for who you are and not what your race is. >>>> My kids are almost full black and they are doing very well >>>> in the schools. It was a culture shock at first but cost of >>>> living is low and crimes are low here so it is worth it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/31/08, darnell wrote: >>>>> I'm a black woman from the South with 10 years of teaching >>>>> experience. I am interested in moving to a different >>>>> state. I just want to experience something different. I >>>>> know this may sound really stupid but I wonder if there >>>>> are any black people there??? I knew a black family who >>>>> lived there about 14 years ago (military family) and they >>>>> stated there was a lot racism. Is that true? I want a >>>>> straight up answer. I don't want to have to deal with >>>>> racism so if anyone knows please just tell me straight >>>>> out. I know that racism still exist and I know it tends >>>>> to be more prevalent in certain areas. If I am totally >>>>> wrong please tell me. Thanks for your help.

Mar 24, 2009

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Montrego On 7/31/08, darnell wrote: > I'm a black woman from the South with 10 years of teaching > experience. I am interested in moving to a different > state. I just want to experience something different. I > know this may sound really stupid but I wonder if there > are any black people there??? I knew a black family who > lived there a...See More

Apr 27, 2010

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darnell Montrego,

Unfortunately, racism is still a very big part of our society and from reading you sarcastic response I need to thank you. I can see that Montana is full of racists. Be happy! Montana has one less less African-American you don't have to worry about ever setting foot in your state. on 4/27/10, Montrego wrote:

> On 7/3...See More

Apr 27, 2010

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Tom I know this was posted a while ago but if you are looking to move to MT for teaching I would tell you not to worry about racism, especially in the northwestern part of the state. I will say that there are VERY few races represented in MT and the majority is either white or native american. The reality is, we dont see very many black people. Period....See More

Apr 9, 2011

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