I would walk under that threshold every day with a smile on my face, thinking to myself, this is one hell of a school, one hell of a country. And if it were named anything differently, I would have that perspective. For We as Americans are not defined by names on buildings. We're not defined by statues. We are defined by being Americans first. So to answer your question, I think more than just turning off the tv, we need to have a re education as to the progress that we have made. (17:57–18:06)
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Asserts that Americans should be defined by their nationality, not by historical symbols.
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