We were just going out to go explore your world.” “There would be at least six, seven, eight of us. “Does he have a right to live here?” “No.” “Why not?” “Because he’s black.” “This was not the South. We wanted to hear what happened to them that day to understand why their experience is resonating decades later. It just, it went right back to my history in this country. We don’t need any outsiders helping us with our problems, and we’ll stay white, period.” Crowd: “Right on.

Source: New York Times June 21, 2020 21:00 UTC