“Obamacare is really I think the worst thing that has happened in this nation since slavery.” ThinkingNationsHappenedCrazyWorstSlaveryWorst ThingsPolitical CorrectnessObamacareStupid ThingsBe A SlaveNazi GermanyCrazy ThingsStupidestBeing StupidReally Dumb Author:Benjamin Carson
“The good and bad are all tangled up together. American popular music is loved around the world because of its African rhythm. But that wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for slavery.” IfsWorldTogetherHappenedMusic IsSlaveryRhythmAround The WorldGood And BadTangledPopular Music Author:Pete Seeger
“It's therapy. [people] say true healing requires honest confrontation, and that can be seen on a macro scale with America and the things that have been swept under the rug, whether it be with the native Americans or slavery, or whatever holocaust that's happened on this soil.” PeopleHas BeensAmericaHealingHappenedHonestSlaveryScalesTherapySoilNativeHolocaustNative AmericanConfrontationMacro Author:Nate Parker
“Many heroic things happened during slavery. And remember that there was a national movement away from it even at the time. The era of Reconstruction and then the subsequent dismantling of Reconstruction sent us in a tailspin. Then we had the Civil Rights movement. Now we have our first non-white president. We have a pattern of moving apart and then coming back together throughout the history of this country. Each time, we come closer.” FirstsCountryTogetherRememberMovingPresidentWhiteRightsHappenedMovementSlaveryPatternsThings HappenCivil RightsErasHeroicComing BackCivil Rights MovementBack TogetherReconstruction Author:Wynton Marsalis
“Should I be worried about being a slave and being returned to slavery? Because certain things happened in the Constitution that had to change.” ShouldCertainHappenedConstitutionSlaverySlaveThings HappenWorriedShould I Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“I don't feel any 'white guilt,' because I had nothing to do with (slavery) whatsoever. I feel shame for my country that it happened and that's why I feel we need to deal with it.” NeedsFeelsCountryWhiteDealsHappenedShameSlaveryGuilt Author:Quentin Tarantino
“Frankly, Django is an American story that needs to be told, when you think of slavery existing in this country for 245 years. In slave narratives there were all types of tales and drama and heroism and pain and love that happened during that time. That's rich material for drama! Everyone complains that there are no new stories left to tell. Not true, there are a whole bunch of them, and they're all American with a capital A.” ThinkingNeedsYearsCountryWholeStoriesPainLeftRichHappenedMaterialsTypeDramaAnd LoveSlaverySlaveComplainingBunchTalesNarrativeHeroismLove And PainDjango Author:Quentin Tarantino