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Spike Lee: ‘I Don’t Think [Gov. DeSantis] Is Educated About the Enslavement of My Ancestors’
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
Show
Anderson Cooper 360
Name: Anderson Cooper 360
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/ac-360
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Anderson Cooper
, Spike Lee
Name: Anderson Cooper
Employment: CNN
Position: Host
Name: Spike Lee
Position: Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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07/27/2023 08:00 am
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Alex (staff)
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0:03:33
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Transcript
Lee I don t ░░░░░░░░ he s educated about ░░░░░░░░ of my ancestors Even ░░░░░░░░ they did have some ░░░░░░░░ they were still enslaved ░░░░░░░░ s not like they ░░░░░░░░ a business not like ░░░░░░░░ could profit from it ░░░░░░░░ another I d like ░░░░░░░░ say I want to ░░░░░░░░ my wife Tanya because ░░░░░░░░ kept using the term ░░░░░░░░ COOPER Which they actually ░░░░░░░░ in their curriculum Lee ░░░░░░░░ got to say enslaved ░░░░░░░░ Enslaved yes ph Lee ░░░░░░░░ s a big big ░░░░░░░░ and I really COOPER ░░░░░░░░ makes a difference because ░░░░░░░░ is not Lee It ░░░░░░░░ a difference COOPER to ░░░░░░░░ someone just as a ░░░░░░░░ Lee Words are important ░░░░░░░░ This was a person ░░░░░░░░ was enslaved Lee And ░░░░░░░░ you told me to ░░░░░░░░ on your show I ░░░░░░░░ to pull my hat ░░░░░░░░ because 1619 that is ░░░░░░░░ enslaved African people were ░░░░░░░░ to this country were ░░░░░░░░ from Mother Africa to ░░░░░░░░ the stolen land from ░░░░░░░░ Native Americans For me ░░░░░░░░ always go back ph ░░░░░░░░ me that s one ░░░░░░░░ the foundations of the ░░░░░░░░ States of America the ░░░░░░░░ of enslaved people to ░░░░░░░░ the stolen land from ░░░░░░░░ Native Americans and work ░░░░░░░░ the sun up to ░░░░░░░░ down and not be ░░░░░░░░ as human beings COOPER ░░░░░░░░ also the I just ░░░░░░░░ to read the text ░░░░░░░░ of what Florida is ░░░░░░░░ requiring from Middle School ░░░░░░░░ It says instruction should ░░░░░░░░ How slaves developed skills ░░░░░░░░ in some instances could ░░░░░░░░ applied for their own ░░░░░░░░ benefit Lee How can ░░░░░░░░ be for your personal ░░░░░░░░ when you are just ░░░░░░░░ as an enslaved person ░░░░░░░░ not like I m ░░░░░░░░ a blacksmith look I ░░░░░░░░ going to a shingle ░░░░░░░░ there I m going ░░░░░░░░ be able to blacks ░░░░░░░░ you were owned by ░░░░░░░░ ph COOPER One of ░░░░░░░░ arguments being made by ░░░░░░░░ supporters of Governor DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ that schools were teaching ░░░░░░░░ to hate America by ░░░░░░░░ you know the history ░░░░░░░░ slavery in this country ░░░░░░░░ history Lee You learn ░░░░░░░░ love America by learning ░░░░░░░░ truth the good indifferent ░░░░░░░░ bad That s what ░░░░░░░░ is We re trying ░░░░░░░░ aspire to a dream ░░░░░░░░ we are not indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ Dr King talked about ░░░░░░░░ cannot look straight ahead ░░░░░░░░ not see what s ░░░░░░░░ to your left and ░░░░░░░░ right How can you ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ history of this country ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ can you just like ░░░░░░░░ pun white out enslavement ░░░░░░░░ How can you do ░░░░░░░░ COOPER So what would ░░░░░░░░ if Ron DeSantis was ░░░░░░░░ advice from you what ░░░░░░░░ you tell him Laughter ░░░░░░░░ The thing about here ░░░░░░░░ the thing let me ░░░░░░░░ Because I m a ░░░░░░░░ Professor of Film NYU ░░░░░░░░ ph Film School and ░░░░░░░░ you my students say ░░░░░░░░ if I say I ░░░░░░░░ t like the word ░░░░░░░░ I mean like I ░░░░░░░░ t go by If ░░░░░░░░ and him are never ░░░░░░░░ to meet We ain ░░░░░░░░ going to talk about ░░░░░░░░ So COOPER Maybe you ░░░░░░░░ be invited down to ░░░░░░░░ a course Lee To ░░░░░░░░ Laughter COOPER indecipherable Lee ░░░░░░░░ was going to say ░░░░░░░░ a-Lago.” (Laughter)
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