When I hear about it the next morning, I am incredulous. There can't be a problem. But the long face of one of my favorite campers clues me in. At Anytown, we believe open, honest dialogue is the solution for the small sticking points in race relations. Through a couple of private meetings, we talk through the hurt feelings in less than an hour.
Girls move from tears to hugs.
Anytown surges forward, toward its inescapable return to Memphis. I go to camp because I learn from it. Because the process allows me to rediscover my humanity. Last week I learned an old lesson about prejudice and discrimination. I hope I left my cynicism in the woods.