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๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒนLoving, Loving, Loving: "Birth of a Nation" (1915)๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

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By SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— Published 12 days ago โ€ข Updated 12 days ago โ€ข 1 min read
๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒนBirth of a Nation; Clansmen as Heroes ; Wikipedia๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™โค๐ŸŒน LOVE ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—

Coming to America

having escaped slavery in North Korea, my mother

walking to S. Korea, during the Korea war, my uncle

telling it was a world war, with Chinese and Russian troops

having no peace treaty, the North, South at eternal war. . .

remembering dancing with Russian troops appeasing them,

having my uncle demonstrating the knee jump dance moves.

buying brith certificate, they were born in South Korea. . .

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

. . . loving, loving, loving . . .

. . . . . loving, loving, loving . . . .

. . . . . . . . .loving, loving, loving . . .

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

my father, marrying my mother, but

being told, some strange tales. . .

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

Russian Dance

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

finding out he was braking the law by marrying an Asian.

being illegal for Whites to marry any person of color

growing up in Korea, Japan and Italy,

waiting for the law to change. . .

coming to AmeriKKKa in 1968, to Mississippi after

the Supreme Court, Loving vs Virginia (1967)

ruling that mixed marriages are eternally legal

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™โค๐ŸŒน LOVE ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

. . . loving, loving, loving . . .

. . . . . loving, loving, loving . . . .

. . . . . . . . .loving, loving, loving . . .

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

working at a restaurant, being hidden when the Klan

entering, searching for a man of color to hang,

having never heard of the Klu Klux Khan. . .

moving away from Mississippi. . .

moving to California

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—

Thank you so much. I taught African American literature and Asian American literature at my university for som 40 years.

Many students were shocked that the KKK were once considered heroes and that "Birth of a Nation" was racist.

๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—

Sources>

Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States

LOVING vs Virginia (1967)

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—.๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™โค๐ŸŒน LOVE ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š .๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน

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SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

DR. WAYNE STEIN Ted Talk Speaker, Amazon Author, Asian Gothic Scholar; Yoga Certified, Black Belts. Writer Program Admin, Writing Center Director, Cancer Survivor, Korean Born , Raised in Japan and Italy, grew up In Los Angeles. ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—

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  • Denise E Lindquist11 days ago

    Thank you for sharing so much information that is so good to know.โค๏ธ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’œ

  • Julie Lacksonen12 days ago

    I looked you up on Ted Talks. It's so cool to see you and hear you, my friend! This piece was a great reminder of the hatred we've had in history, and unfortunately, still see in the world today. ๐Ÿ’œ

  • Georgeโ€™s Girl 2026 12 days ago

    Brilliant poem ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿฆ‹

  • Rasma Raisters12 days ago

    Great reminder of the wrongs that need to be corrected.

  • SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’— (Author)12 days ago

    ๐ŸŒนLOVE MORE TO BE MORE . . . ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐ŸŒน LOVE๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’™โค๐ŸŒนWOW ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒนLOVE MORE TO BE MORE . . .

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