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Reggie is Barack’s college roommate. He, like Barack, likes to think of himself as a radical. He embarrasses Barack in front of Regina by recounting an all-weekend party he and Barack threw in the dorms. They made a mess and left vomit, garbage, and cigarette butts everywhere—and laughed at the cleaning staff’s horrified looks.
Reggie Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by Reggie or refer to Reggie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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Except now I was hearing the same thing from black people I respected, people with more excuses for bitterness than I might ever claim for myself. Who told you that being honest was a white thing? they asked me. Who sold you this bill of goods, that your situation exempted you from being thoughtful or diligent or kind, or that morality had a color?
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Reggie Quotes in Dreams from My Father
The Dreams from My Father quotes below are all either spoken by Reggie or refer to Reggie. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
Except now I was hearing the same thing from black people I respected, people with more excuses for bitterness than I might ever claim for myself. Who told you that being honest was a white thing? they asked me. Who sold you this bill of goods, that your situation exempted you from being thoughtful or diligent or kind, or that morality had a color?
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