Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has b… — Quoted

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“Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.”

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · History

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In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

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This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

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I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.

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I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

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