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Seahawks' Pete Carroll: We've 'Been Taught a False History' About Race in USA

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll delivered an impassioned monologue during his news conference Saturday, discussing racism as well as white people's responsibility to better understand its history in the United States, specifically calling on fellow coaches to speak out.

"Black people know the truth. They know exactly what is going on. It's white people that don't know," Carroll said in a 14-minute, 26-second address, per Gregg Bell of the News Tribune.

"It's not that they're not telling us. They've been telling us the stories.