"The reason why you were allowed to get away with that in the '60s and '70s is because this country's racist administrative policies were such that rich white kids were getting exemptions. I said no exemptions"
- Montel Williams
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Montel Williams is describing the unequal treatment of individuals of color in the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout this time, white people were given preferential treatment and exemptions from certain laws and regulations. This was because of the country's racist administrative policies, which permitted white individuals to get away with things that people of color could not. Williams is saying that he does not believe in these exemptions and that everybody should be held to the same requirements. He is promoting for equality and justice for all, no matter race. His words are a tip that bigotry still exists in our society which we must continue to defend equality and justice.
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