The Paradox of Black Patriotism in America
It feels foolish to love a nation that despises you in return
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6 min readApr 20, 2021
From the Derek Chauvin trial to the killing of Daunte Wright, it is a hard time to be an African American patriot.
My father used to read an entire Perry Mason book every day; Perry Mason is a fictional American criminal defense attorney authored by Erle Stanley…