![I grew up in the South [USA states] under segregation. I know what terrorism feels like - when your father could be taken out in the middle of the night and lynched just because he didn't look like he was in an obeying frame of mind when a white person said something he must do. That's terrorism, too.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-grew-up-in-the-south-usa-states-under-segregation-i-know-what-terrorism-feel.jpg)
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