[Unedited] Isabel Wilkerson with Krista Tippett
On Being with Krista Tippett
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Is There a Paradox That Writers Know, That Radio Actually Knows?
Stirling was a you asked him what he hoped for in leaving. He said, i was hoping i would be able to live as a man and express myself without the fear of getting lynched at night. There was actually a tremendous amount of fear that a lot of parents in the south had for their children. If they were extraverted and a opinionated o children, or yef they were spirited and expressive, there was need to rein that in. And so th ese were the facts of their lives. They didn't say it with a lot of bitterness or drama. It was just matter of fact,. Not not even that much emotion, because it wasif these were the facts...
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