We never committed ourselves to process of truth and reconciliation over our history. We didnt talk about the consequences of the myth that created slavery, and because of that, slavery didnt end, it evolved.We didnt think about what it meant to terrorize people between the of reconstruction and WW2 and then we had Jim Crow and segregation. We dominated an humiliated people for decades without appreciating 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. Were so trapped by our silence that its hard for us. But weve got to change that. In Germany there was the Holocaust. A horrific history. But if you go there, you are required to confront that legacy. There are monuments and memorials and there are totems that make you have to deal with that. And in this country, we try to hide that history. And it manifests itself in tragic ways.One in three black male babies born in the 21st century is expected to go to jail or prison. That wasnt true in the 20th century, that wasnt true in the 19th century. Weve created this environment that we have to confront more honestly. - Bryan Stevenson on The Daily Show.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:34:18 +0000
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