Carolina QuotesWhite Americans desire to be free of a past they do not want to remember, while Black Americans remain bound to a past they can never forget.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Connected to the Carolinas
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“White Americans desire to be free of a past they do not want…” Nikole Hannah-Jones. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C26EB7CA8E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c26eb7ca8e
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