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Monday, April 17, 2006 12:00 AM

Country boy

I cringed as my young son recited the Pledge of Allegiance. But who was I to question his innocent trust in a nation I long ago lost faith in?
By Nina Burleigh

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  • Sunday, April 16, 2006 09:01 PM

    Moving story.

    I'm really moved. You went to all the effort to enrol your kid in an all white school in a privileged area, but you found out that the other parents failed to live up to your European liberalism that you had found so delightful in Paris. Well, what's a mother to do? Don't worry, I've heard that there are still plenty of well-off white liberals in areas of New York, where you can discuss how vibrant the latest Hip Hop music is over a fair-trade coffee.

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