Nathan McCall
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When he was 20, shot a man who made an offensive comment
about his girlfriend. He robbed a McDonald's. He sold drugs. He broke into
homes, stole cars and gang-raped girls. He went to prison.
There, he read Richard Wright's Native Son and became fascinated with words.
He “got into his spiritualit ....
Middle of paper
.... with disdain and regarded with
suspicion...wherever we go in this country we are hated.” He said this is
the reason why Black men commit so many crimes against each other--they
internalize the hatred that others in society have for them. They end up
hating themselves.
"I learned to hate myself by the time I was 12 years old," he said. McCall
said he and his friends did not believe they had a future. Self-
destructive behavior was the result. He credits his 12 year prison sentence
for changin ....
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