This is a racist country.

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I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am...

I love the life I live. The Lord blessed me to be independent. I am...

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

I believe in most of the things Republicans stand for.

We've begun to get justice.

We've begun to get justice.

The Republican Party is not inclusive.

The Republican Party is not inclusive.

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.

Two people will never be President in my lifetime. A woman and a black.

Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not...

Go down to the Republican headquarters. They ain't got a single black working there. Not...

Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the...

Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the...

I don't believe in welfare.

I don't believe in welfare.

I'm for prayer in schools.

I'm for prayer in schools.

The Republican Party does not reach out.

The Republican Party does not reach out.

Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.

Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us.

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is...

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is...

I feel there should be blacks in every Party.

I feel there should be blacks in every Party.

And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres.

And we never got the mule, let alone the forty acres.

The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin.

The least I can do is show Medgar I still care. And Martin.

It's wrong to kill.

It's wrong to kill.

We've begun to put fear into those whites who think they can do anything they...

We've begun to put fear into those whites who think they can do anything they...

I'm for economic independence.

I'm for economic independence.

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic...

So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic...

I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything.

I'm against an all-white anything or an all-black anything.