whytheracecardisplayed
Feb 11, 20191 min
Updated: May 2, 2023
#whiteprivilege
Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that since becoming engulfed in controversy surrounding his use of blackface decades ago, he has learned that he "was born in white privilege" and " why the use of blackface is so offensive."
In an interview that aired Monday on "CBS This Morning," Northam also referred to enslaved Africans as "indentured servants from Africa" before acknowledging that such a practice was slavery.