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Asks @viet_t_nguyen: “What is the power of the narrative of Trumpism and the Lost Cause and taking back our country that is seductive, not just for certain kinds of white people, but also for certain kinds of people of color in this country as well?” #StoryOfUs

As @davidwblight1 points out, “it appears millions of people who don't want to live in this country of pluralism, don't want to live in this country of free and democratic elections that don't turn out their way.” What are the implications of this? #UTBxSundance

The “casting of heroes & villains, allows the rest of us observing & witnessing to distance ourselves from the everyday forms of white supremacy that don't have nooses, that don't have confederate flags,” says @ruha9. Wow. #StoryOfUs #UTBxSundance

Bryan Stevenson on the flawed American narratives of greatness: “We created a constitution that talked about equality and justice, but didn't extend to the millions of native people who were dying.” #StoryOfUs

David Blight (@davidwblight1) speaking on the failures of the Ku Klux Klan hearings of 1871 during #UTBxSundance. What are the lessons to be drawn from this American failure and other failures of reconciliation?

“If we think of storytelling as part of the DNA of humanity, then so much of this legacy of white supremacy is being baked into technologies that are having impact on every area of our lives,” warns @ruha9. #StoryOfUs #UTBxSundance

Viet Thanh Nguyen (@viet_t_nguyen) on American's collective preservation of innocence: “We are, as a nation, perpetually shocked every time something contradicts our mythology of ourselves.” #StoryOfUs

The idea of Hollywood as America's unofficial ministry of propaganda... In the modern era, in what ways does Hollywood continue to play this role? #StoryOfUs