For the people out there—including some high-profilers—who say of the USA that “this is not who we are”, let me invite you to read these books on the history of the USA, which shows quite the opposite:
"The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance And The Origins Of The United States Of America", by Prof. Gerald Horne
"Before The Mayflower: A History Of Black America", by Lerone Bennett Jr.
"A People's History Of The United States", by Howard Zinn