The color of skin

Imagine that you are a little seven year old kid. You attend an elementary school with lots of other kids, majority of which are caucasian; a stark contrast to your dark colored skin. Although you notice the difference, it doesn't mean anything to you and everyday you try not to let the exclusions effect you whether it be at the lunch table or recess. Besides, you have your best friend and that is enough.  Now, imagine being the white girl that is best friends with the little black girl. You, not knowing the stereotypical significance of her skin, try everyday to invite her home to play only to receive a constant "no" from your mom. She tells you that "people like us aren't suppose to affiliate with people that look like them". Now, I'm asking you, try to imagine being the mother of a daughter being told by another mother that she is no longer going to allow her daughter to be best friends with the little black girl because as she says "people like her aren't suppose to affiliate with people like that". This is a true story and more stories like this are occurring everyday. Children are being taught to hate, taught to discriminate, and as they grow up these become their own customs that they teach to their children. The repetitive cycle of oppression and discrimination has been in constant replay throughout history for so many occasions: the Holocaust, the slavery of African Americans, the Apartheid in South Africa, the oppression of women, the genocide of Native Americans, the enslavement of the Mayans or the Incas, and so many more. There is no easier statement to prove than "Discrimination brings destruction". When will we learn that one person is no better than any other when based upon the color of their skin?