His mind seemed open, so I jumped on in. “So if African Americans went to Ghana, consumed British racist ideas about Ghanaians, and started expressing those ideas to Ghanaians, what would Ghanaians think about that? What would you think about that?” He smiled, surprising me. “I got it,” he said, turning to walk out of the classroom. “Are you sure?” I said, raising my voice over the Jamaican student’s head. He turned back to me. “Yes, sir. Thanks, Prof.” I respected him for his willingness to reflect on his own hypocrisy.

