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“In my quest to find Green Cottenham, I also discovered an unsettling truth that when white Americans frankly peel back the layers of our commingled pasts, we are all marked by it. Whether a company or an individual, we are marred either by our connections to the specific crimes and injuries of our fathers and their fathers. Or we are tainted by the failures of our fathers to fulfill our national credos when their courage was most needed. We are formed in molds twisted by the gifts we received at the expense of others. It is not our "fault". But it is undeniably our inheritance.”

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Douglas A. Blackmon

Douglas A. Blackmon is an American writer born in 1964. His works primarily focus on historical and social issues, particularly known for his in-depth research and engaging storytelling to reveal social injustice and racial discrimination. His book 'After the Civil War: The Legacy of Slavery and Segregation in America' won the Pulitzer Prize. more

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