“They told us, ‘You don’t have the capacity, you lack the technical ability and the moral fiber’ … I wanted folks to respect me for my ability and not the happenstance of my birth. If you want respect, you have to give respect.” – Charles McGee
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"They told us, ‘You don’t have the capacity, you lack the technical ability and the moral fiber’ … I wanted folks to respect me for my ability and not the happenstance of my birth. If you want respect, you have to give respect." – Charles McGee
"They told us, ‘You don’t have the capacity, you lack the technical ability and the moral fiber’ … I wanted folks to respect me for my ability and not the happenstance of my birth. If you want respect, you have to give respect." – Charles McGee
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