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“Look where you want to go, not what you're trying to avoid.”

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“Look where you want to go, not what you're trying to avoid.”

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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."

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"Every mile marker we passed, I was one minute closer to just being loved."

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"I have your name so I have to set a good example."

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"I have your name so I have to set a good example."

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"I knew it was going to be hard and I knew I’d be different, but I knew I could compete with any of ’em."

3:26

"I knew it was going to be hard and I knew I’d be different, but I knew I could compete with any of ’em."

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“I remember feeding him; watching him close his eyes with each spoonful.”

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“I remember feeding him; watching him close his eyes with each spoonful.”

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"He had eyes the color of a swimming pool. They were the lightest blue, and they sparkled."

"He had eyes the color of a swimming pool. They were the lightest blue, and they sparkled."

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“I don't see him as a symbol. In some way that takes him away from me.”

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“I don't see him as a symbol. In some way that takes him away from me.”

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“And you said, ‘I want you to do that house, please.’”

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“And you said, ‘I want you to do that house, please.’”

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"I thought something was really wrong with me..."

3:20

"I thought something was really wrong with me..."

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"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."

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"They said this is the place where you're born, so no matter where you end, this is where you began."

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“A lot of Black men who served this country had to also suffer indignities, even while in uniform.”

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“A lot of Black men who served this country had to also suffer indignities, even while in uniform.”

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“It has changed my life to find out who I was”

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“It has changed my life to find out who I was”