I was educated by my father. Most of my understanding of the world comes from him. And I wish I'd passed that on to a greater extent than I did to my kids. I think the education they received was, like, contemptibly stupid. I would sometimes ask, you know, like, what are you reading? Our Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. She's a famous African American audience. Like, oh, shut up. (31:32–31:36)
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Asserts that the education his children received was inadequate.
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