Networks are too fearful of ostracizing people and aren't willing to fully address race. I've always had an issue with the [assumption] that people of color, and black people especially, aren't relatable. I know we are
In 1869
- Hiram R. Revels made his first speech in the Senate, opposing the readmission of Georgia without adequate safeguards for Black citizens. This was the first official speech by a Black in Congress.