The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn’t have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river. 677
That’s what acting is – it’s about… having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters’ lives. 686
