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“In Virginia, then, to be Black was to be enslaved. To be free and Black was to be a threat.”

“This notion—that Black people were inherently devious and criminal, and that white people were required to monitor and police them—ultimately defined the nature of race relations in the United States.”

“Nothing has proved more threatening to our democracy, or more devastating to Black communities, than white fear of Black freedom dreams.”

“The glaring double standard reflects a centuries-old pattern in which Black strivings for liberation have been demonized, criminalized, and subjected to persecution, while white people’s demands for liberty are deemed rational, legitimate, and largely unthreatening.”