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The Optimism of Black Life in America
As you point out in the book, Black life in America has improved significantly over the last century. I mean, even during Jim Crow, as you say, Black Americans faith in the democratic promise of America persisted. And when you look at that history, it's not a history that's simply in black and white. It's a history of people who were courageous,. People who are principled, folks who took stands that were unpopular with their families, people who put their necks on the line.