I am reading “Down These Mean Streets” By Piri Thomas. On Page 103 he writes: “I opened my mouth to answer and Louie and I knew what was shakin’ at the same f...’ time. The difference between me and Louie was he was white.” While reading I noticed that Piri had been dealing with racism a lot in his life lately. He left Long Island because even though his skin was not colored, people still called him out because of his name, referring to him as a “Negro”.
