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The following sentence was removed from the "Controversies" section: "Throughout his review, he repeatedly denied that whites ever sought to control black bodies -- as if slavery never existed in America."

The sentence was erroneously removed on the grounds that the statement was "not supported by the cited source material." In fact, the statement accurately reflected the source material.

Specifically, Robert Cherry criticized Ta-Nehisi Coates for "painting a picture of a white culture driven by an insatiable need to control black bodies," but he never once acknowledged the times in American history when whites controlled black bodies. Slavery, Jim Crow, housing discrimination, employment discrimination and mass incarceration are just a few examples. But in Cherry's view discussing those topics is just "rhetoric of victimization."

Below is the full quote from Cherry's racist article:

"In this environment, Ta-Nehisi Coates, an author and essayist for the Atlantic, has become a thought leader, giving voice to the frustration and anger of the black community. In his new book, Between the World and Me, Coates examines American society through the lens of the recent killings of black men, painting a picture of a white culture driven by an insatiable need to control black bodies, as he puts it. His claim that white supremacy flourishes in the United States has been embraced by the Black Lives Matter movement. Coates is not the only one making these arguments, but he is one of the most prominent voices of the movement. He has put into words the frustration and rage of the communities rioting in New York, Baltimore, Ferguson, and elsewhere, providing a rhetoric of victimization that has been powerfully resonant in lower- and middle-class black communities.

"The problem is that the rhetoric of victimization does nothing to help black men and women find well-paying work, and it does not help black families hold together in challenging circumstances. Indeed, it tends to focus attention away from real sources of trouble, including real consequences of racism."