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Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 2- “Unbought and Unbossed” By: Shirley Chisholm
“At one time a lot of us hoped that all it would take was to convince the white majority of the simple truth and justice of our cause, and the day of equality would dawn. That was the faith that created and sustained the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s. The movement […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Excerpt Of The Week: Part 1- “Unbought and Unbossed” By: Shirley Chisholm
“Much of the hypocrisy of Americans on the subject of race seems to be unconscious. Perhaps self-deception would be a better word for it. Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal. Whites are furious when they are accused of it, as the […]
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