Secret Daughter
Tuesday night at the Keene State College Citizenship Symposium there was a speaker by the name of June Cross. Cross is a teacher and a reporter who made a documentary called “Secret Daughter.” her presentation began with a quick introduction and description of her film, followed by a question and answer session. The documentary was about the issue of racism. Cross was a black women who grew up with a difficult life. Her mother was white and afraid of admitting that June was her daughter. She never actually new her black father as a child which made her life even more difficult. In the documentary she states how confused and frustrated she was with her mother by saying, “ when i was a child i spent hours in the mirror looking for her lightness in my face.” she had to find her own family that would appreciate her and make her feel loved and did with a colored family by the name of the Gregory's. It wasn't until she made the documentary that her mother was finally able to open up to her and explain what her own child hood was like and how she ended up with June's father. It's all a really depressing story but through her words and documentary, June has helped may individuals notice and make changes towards fixing the problem of racism.
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