In “Fourth of July” an essay by Audrey Lorde, explains how her trip to Washington, D.C. changed her childhood. The author African-American family faced racism. When the author’s sister, Phyllis, had planned to attended a senior-class trip with her classmates to visit Washington, D.C. . Since she was back she could not stay in the hotel they had planned for them to stay. The author’s family decide to take the family instead to meet Washington D.C. Even though they were trying to have a nice family vacation, they faced discrimination for being colored. Lorde hated that Fourth of July trip even before she came to realize the travesty of feeling against black people. Her childhood ended so quickly with just one trip. A childhood can immediately
