In West 's view , the September 11 attacks gave white Americans a glimpse of what it means to be a black person in the United States -- feeling `` unsafe , unprotected , subject to random violence , and hatred '' for who they are .
In West 's view , the September 11 , 2001 attacks gave white Americans a glimpse of what it means to be a black person in the United States -- feeling `` unsafe , unprotected , subject to random violence , and hatred '' for who they are .