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Finally, we have to realize that we are responsible for teaching the next generation about race. The young Americans I met who were racist had parents who taught them to be so; those who were open to the changes this country faces were taught to be that way as well. Racial progress should be a part of the American Dream, the dream that we can live our lives better than our parents lived theirs. Fortunately, and unfortunately, it's entirely up to us.