Donna Brazile Unplugged
By Erica Williams - Oct 7th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Not “over” Jim Crow and the civil rights movement yet? Can’t seem to “get past” segregation? You’re not alone (thank God).
This is a piece of what Donna Brazile had to say when she revealed her thoughts about race and election 2008 in a refreshingly candid, stream-of-consciousness statement during a forum at the New Yorker Festival on Saturday.
As a child who grew up in the segregated Deep South, we’ve come so far in this country. But I remember when I used to get on the bus: my mother would tell me, “Donna, when you get on the bus, you and your brothers go all the way to the back, and don’t look at anybody.” We have changed. This is a more tolerant, open, progressive society… You can vote against him, but don’t ever put me in the back of the bus. I’m not going to the back of the bus! I’m not going to be afraid! My black skin does not make me inferior! And may I add: being a female does not make me dumb!
Watch the entire video at The New Yorker’s site (Donna begins her statement in full at 1:12:10), or see a clip of the above quote at Jezebel.
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