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Covering The Civil-rights Movement Was A Mind- And Eye-opener For Me. Houston Was A Segregated Society, As Was Texas As A Whole - Some Of It By Law, A Lot Of It By Fear And Tradition. But There Was No Violence Where I Lived, And If There Was Hate, It Was Either Concealed From Me Or I Just Didn't Recognize It.

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Covering The Civil-rights Movement Was A Mind-

Dan Rather

Covering The Civil-rights Movement Was A Mind- And Eye-opener For Me. Houston Was A Segregated Society, As Was Texas As A Whole - Some Of It By Law, A Lot Of It By Fear And Tradition. But There Was No Violence Where I Lived, And If There Was Hate, It Was Either Concealed From Me Or I Just Didn't Recognize It.

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