There are moments, when people are not in mixed company, that a person might say something a little racist.
Maybe it's a joke or a comment accompanied by an eyeroll as a person of another race walks by. Would you admit that you've heard a racist joke or comment before and said nothing, even if the comment offended you or made you uncomfortable?
For four months, two Roswell church congregations, one black and one white, embarked on a journey to talk candidly about race. They knew it would be difficult, and they weren't sure how honest they should be. Should they admit to things they'd done or said in the past to chart a more honest path forward?
About 200 members of Eagle's Nest Church and Roswell Community Church faced these questions together. It was not always an easy conversation.
Read the story of their quest for understanding.
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