Justice KBJ: I Was Conscious of ‘The Historical Dynamics of Race’ from a Very Young Age

Smith Did you feel ░░░░░░░░ even as a young ░░░░░░░░ did you feel this ░░░░░░░░ of having to perform ░░░░░░░░ to represent your race ░░░░░░░░ your family in a ░░░░░░░░ way BROWN Jackson I ░░░░░░░░ I think so I ░░░░░░░░ so when you re ░░░░░░░░ know in an environment ░░░░░░░░ you are one of ░░░░░░░░ few and especially given ░░░░░░░░ sort of historical dynamics ░░░░░░░░ race which I was ░░░░░░░░ of from a very ░░░░░░░░ age One of the ░░░░░░░░ I ve been saying ░░░░░░░░ my book tour is ░░░░░░░░ the significance of the ░░░░░░░░ of my birth cannot ░░░░░░░░ overstated And what I ░░░░░░░░ by that is that ░░░░░░░░ was part of the ░░░░░░░░ post civil rights generation ░░░░░░░░ was born in 1970 ░░░░░░░░ was within five or ░░░░░░░░ years of the Civil ░░░░░░░░ Act the Voting Rights ░░░░░░░░ and the end of ░░░░░░░░ Crow segregation which my ░░░░░░░░ had actually been subject ░░░░░░░░ And so when I ░░░░░░░░ born it was like ░░░░░░░░ time of awakening and ░░░░░░░░ for African Americans My ░░░░░░░░ my father were very ░░░░░░░░ of their African American ░░░░░░░░ They had gone to ░░░░░░░░ historically black colleges and ░░░░░░░░ And so they gave ░░░░░░░░ daughter an African name ░░░░░░░░ Onyika is the English ░░░░░░░░ of lovely sorry is ░░░░░░░░ yes Ketanji Onyika is ░░░░░░░░ African for lovely one ░░░░░░░░ aunt was in the ░░░░░░░░ Corps in Africa when ░░░░░░░░ was born and she ░░░░░░░░ my mother African names ░░░░░░░░ so this was part ░░░░░░░░ their attempt to really ░░░░░░░░ me with my cultural ░░░░░░░░ But then I go ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of predominantly ░░░░░░░░ schools and I feel ░░░░░░░░ different in a way ░░░░░░░░ Yeah.”