11-year-old girl says racism behind white woman’s assault

An 11-year-old African American girl from South Carolina said she didn't think a white woman who accused her of stealing mail was being racist until the woman's husband told the girl that if she were “a different type,” things would have turned out differently. Elizabeth Shirey, 38, was charged with assault and battery after grabbing Skhylur Davis' arm as she walked back to her grandmother's house in Aiken with her mail, according to a police report. When Shirey saw the address on the mail she let the girl go, apologized and then offered Skhylur cookies, the girl told officers.

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