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A Taoist (me) gives up his seat so a Hasidic couple could sit together.
They scoot over so a Muslim mother could sit and nurse her baby, on Easter Sunday.
This is my America: people letting people be people.
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Jackie Summers, Taoist.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This photo is now going viral. Check it out:
NY Daily News: Taoist man snaps viral NYC subway photo of Hasidic couple, Muslim mother on Easter Sunday ‘This is my America!”
UK Daily Mail: “This is my America: people letting people be people.” Easter Sunday scene on the NYC subway goes viral.
Mic.com: Viral photo of Jewish couple and Muslim mother shows beauty of diversity.
ABC7NY: ‘This is my America’: Photo praising diversity on NYC subway goes viral.
Independent UK: ‘This is my America!’: Taoist man takes photo of Jewish couple sitting next to Muslim mother and child
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A version of this post was originally published on the author’s Facebook timeline and is republished here with his permission.
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