RACE IN MY COMMUNITY
This assignment was truly an exciting one for me. For the first time in a long while, I took the opportunity to sit back, observe and really explore the impact of race in my community. I have to say, my view of racial differences in my community has not really changed that much. I personally am not someone that focuses on race, religion, or ethnic background when forming my opinion about a person I just met. Also, being an active member of my community, I can say without reservation that the vast majority of people in my city as well as our community leaders feel the same as I do. So far, the people of my town have, in my opinion, done better that most of the country when it comes to judging a person on their merits and personal fortitude than on their ethnic background. I am very happy with where I live and plan on continuing to raise my family here.
I live in El Dorado Kansas, a very small city that is situated near a much larger city. El Dorado is a very close knit community where you are considered a local if you have lived here for a period of time. Our town is mainly a farming, ranching and industrial blue collar town. The advantage to that is that as a person you are judged on your work ethic and willingness to earn a living as opposed to being judged by your skin color. The cost of living is not extremely high and most of the city consists of average family homes. I will get into the economics of El Dorado a little later. First let me give you a little history of our town.
The Daughters of the American Revolution provided a brief history of El Dorado on their website. El Dorado, the county seat of Butler County, began as a trading point and cat ...