Ocupation: Former United States Secretary of State
Life: b. November 14, 1954
Birthday: November 14
In the segregated South, education was almost like armor. It was a way to put yourself in a category where even with the slings and arrows and humiliations of racism and segregation, somehow you had better control of the situation. I always said my parents understood that you might not be able to control your circumstances, but they and their parents believed that you could control your reaction to your circumstances.
topic: Racism, Parent, Segregation, Slings And Arrows