"Descendants of slaves did not get much of a head start, and I think you continue to see some of the effects of that.. That particular birth defect makes it hard for us to confront it, hard for us to talk about it, and hard for us to realize that it has continuing relevance for who we are today,"
"What I would like understood as a black American is that black Americans loved and had faith in this country even when this country didn't love and have faith in them — and that's our legacy."
From the March 28th interview with The Washington Times
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