Daryl Davis
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Podcast Appearances
But some of their buddies who are just as hateful as they are, when they talk to me and they end up leaving, their life improves.
Hate is exhausting.
And hate begets more hate.
But so when they leave, their life improves.
And then the buddy who wanted to fight me or didn't want to talk to me, he sees his buddy's life improve, then he reconsiders.
So it has that component to it as well.
Well, I mean, let's take racism out of the picture for a second.
Let's look at our own country.
As a musician, I do a lot.
I've played in all 50 states.
And when I have a booking in, let's say, New York City, everything's got to be on paper.
You've got to sign this contract.
And they want things like yesterday.
It's very fast-paced, et cetera.
So you sign a contract, and people adhere to it, whatever.
My experience in the South, say Mississippi, Georgia, something like that.
They don't care about contracts, even though I get one.
A handshake is good enough.
They feel that their word is their bond.