Carolina Quotes
I have never run away from my ur-southern rural roots or my African American heritage; in fact, for better or worse, I’ve run toward it, even when running away from it. I’ve gladly embraced it, even when it pricked me with thorns. I chose to think about and study these matters as if they matter.
Randall Kenan Carolinian
Source
Essay in Southern Cultures, 2019
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- Essay in Southern Cultures
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- 2019
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