Randall Kennedy

So for instance, again, to go back to his pessimism, yeah, he was pessimistic, thoroughly pessimistic.

But he was also willing to change in certain ways.

In fact, both my parents.

I mean, one of the most important things that happened to my parents was that I'd say when I was, let's say, 10 years old, I was born in 1954.

So in 1964, in 1964, I think my parents would have taken the position that

you definitely never, under any circumstances, trust a white person.

If a black person trusts a white person, that person is a fool.

Do not trust white people, all right?

They are not to be trusted.

And

It's the highly, highly, highly unusual one who is not prejudiced, okay?

So white people are not to be trusted and by and large are gonna be your enemy, all right?

So let's just face that.

That was their point of view.

I'd say that 10 years later,

That point of view had been leavened somewhat.

You say, well, what happened in those 10 years?

Well, certainly in my life, one of the things that happened in those 10 years is I was a student in various schools and I had a series of

I've had wonderful black teachers.

I've also had wonderful white teachers.