“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”
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My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.