Daniel Smith spoke with CBS News about his incredible story, which reflects the arc of race relations in America — from slavery to civil rights activism, and the fight to end systemic discrimination.
, it's hard to believe there are still people alive today who had a parent born into slavery. One of the few left is 89-year-old Daniel Smith, whose father was born the property of a White man.
"Father said, 'You could hear them screaming and crying at the whipping post,'" Smith said."But the interesting thing: my father never allowed you to talk negatively about America." Smith's living room is a testament to his generation's struggle for equality, with pictures of him with several civil rights leaders, including the late John Lewis. He was there for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington and remembers hearing King's"I Have a Dream" speech.Smith followed that dream to Alabama, where he helped lead the fight for voting rights. He witnessed firsthand the terror.
Smith said he wasn't scared, but he was angry. It's a feeling that"stays with you" to this day, he told Crawford. "Mothers and fathers said, 'We didn't survive for you to be anything other than great,'" Butler said.
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