We have never ever committed ourselves to a process of Truth and Reconciliation of our history. We didnt talk about the consequences of a myth that created slavery and because of that slavery didnt end--it evolved. And we didnt think about what it meant to terrorize people between the end of Reconstruction and World War 2, and then we had Jim Crow and segregation. We dominated and humiliated people for decades without appreciated the harm done by that. And now were in an era where our failure to talk honestly about race and the legacy of racial inequality continues to haunt us. There are these presumptions of dangerousness and guilt that are assigned to people of color... Were so trapped by our silence that it is hard for us [to confront the myth] but weve got to change that. ...In this country we try to hide our history and that manifests itself in tragic ways. thedailyshow.cc/extended-interviews/dmnaja/bryan-stevenson-extended-interview
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:36:50 +0000
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