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We Can See That The Complexity We Witness Inside The African-american Community Today Has Always Been There. Black People Were Just As Noble And Just As Ignoble As Anybody Else.

You Notice Patterns. White Guests Often Are Mortified - That Word Again - When They Learn Their Ancestors Owned Slaves. But I've Never Had A Black Guest Who Was Upset To Learn About White Ancestry That Probably Involved Forced Sexual Relations.

Precisely That, Covering 500 Years Of African-american History In Six Hours. I've Been Working On This For Seven Years. The Biggest Challenge Was Deciding Which Stories To Tell.

In Fact, The Class Divide In The Black Community Is Now Seen By Some As A Permanent Aspect Of Our Existence.

You Had One Guy Who Was A Slave, And Another Who Wasn't. And I Actually Know What Happened To Them. [juan ] Garrido Ended Up Getting Good Jobs And A Pension In Mexico Which Was The Center Of New Spain, As It Was Called. Esteban Ended Up Being Killed By The Zuni Indians.