“We need to make dat argument! We mus’ hexplain to ev’ry person dat if dey are in Appalachia, if dey are living in Middle Americah, if dey are living in Kentucky and dey believe dat dey have it hard—we mus’ mek sure dat ev’ry single person knows dat dey cyan get strong solu-shons—for poor white folks and for de peer-ent who brought her child and her syuitcases to you—dat we are in a united struggle about de effects of adversity on de developing brains and bodies of children. And when we all get behind dat, den we will have solu-shons that will lif’ ev’rybody up!”
