That is because knowing your whites is to know that white v… - Tressie McMillan Cottom

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That is because knowing your whites is to know that white voters allowed Barack Obama to become an idea and a president because he was a charming projection of the paradox that defines them as white. The charm is neither necessary nor sufficient, but it helps.

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer, sociologist, and professor.

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