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Originally posted by ndetroit
and for the curious, I had no idea who "Willie Lynch" was, but here he is:
The Making of a Slave
Is that something american kids are taught in school? I'm really surprised I had never heard of him..
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Don't be...many people are not familiar with that aspect of American history (not surprising). Your jaw would drop at the amount of history not included in textbooks (or the inaccurate accounts of history in those books). 
"Black is not skin, it's a state of mind." Interesting statement...
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