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> [I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which is slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-think-that-one-thing-that-america-is-guilty-of-is-not-ever/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

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## More by Harry Lennix

> [The Black church is extremely important in Black America. I think most Americans themselves believe in a divine power, in a god, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/the-black-church-is-extremely-important-in-black-america-i-think-most/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [My view is that "A Small Oak Tree Runs Red" is about putting people 'on the record,' who otherwise would have been forgotten, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/my-view-is-that-a-small-oak-tree-runs-red-is-about-putting-people-on/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [I think that one thing that America is guilty of is not ever apologizing for the greatest sin of the country, which is slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-think-that-one-thing-that-america-is-guilty-of-is-not-ever/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [I hope that people will come and experience our play 'A Small Oak Tree Runs Red' . I don't want anybody to suffer, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-hope-that-people-will-come-and-experience-our-play-a-small-oak-tree/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [Racism is a common thread among people of color, even though each experience with it is different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/racism-is-a-common-thread-among-people-of-color-even-though-each/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [I think that in some ways there is no more important thing in my life outside of family and God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-think-that-in-some-ways-there-is-no-more-important-thing-in-my-life/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [I play piano, so when I'm learning a new or difficult piece, at some point I have to enjoy the music of the piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-play-piano-so-when-i-m-learning-a-new-or-difficult-piece-at-some/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [There was a lynching case as late as 2011, so it's not as far away as we think. I think persecution by powerful structures,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/there-was-a-lynching-case-as-late-as-2011-so-it-s-not-as-far-away-as/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [The most important thing in my life is that trying to ameliorate, redeem, the image in particular of African American men, or Black men…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/the-most-important-thing-in-my-life-is-that-trying-to-ameliorate/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [The truth is more important to me than anything - my personal wealth or health or any of these things. I think that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/the-truth-is-more-important-to-me-than-anything-my-personal-wealth-or/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [People learn who they are by the images of themselves, the representations that they seek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/people-learn-who-they-are-by-the-images-of-themselves-the/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [Hollywood loves to pat itself on the back and espouse their rhetorically liberal points of view while they continue to be the 1 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/hollywood-loves-to-pat-itself-on-the-back-and-espouse-their/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [There may have been great scripts, and perfect actors to fill the roles, but those pilot projects could be stopped at an earlier point.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/there-may-have-been-great-scripts-and-perfect-actors-to-fill-the/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [The images that people see in the media of black people - whether journalistic or narrative - remain horrible. And those images, combined with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/the-images-that-people-see-in-the-media-of-black-people-whether/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

> [I'm one of those persons who think that watching black people suffer is not an idea of entertainment. I know a lot about African…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lennix/i-m-one-of-those-persons-who-think-that-watching-black-people-suffer/)

[Harry Lennix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lennix/)

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