Black people Quotes by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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A heavy weight on shoulders is described as the real difference for black people, not a lack of responsibility. The quotes recall a history of exploitation, including lynching numbers, and note that writers often feel a drive to give black voices a place. They also ask readers to be curious about privilege.
![“[Grew up in Hawaii] that gave [Barack Obama] a kind of optimism, an ability to see things, you know, and frankly, an ability to trust, you know, in his fellow, you know, white countrymen in a way that I, for instance, you know, and the vast majority of black people I know never really could.” quote by Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/ta-nehisi-coates-733_ability_grew-up-in-hawaii-that-gave-barack-obama_75931.png)
