This quote comes from a book that Trevor Noah wrote about a South African childhood. So this quote could be talking about being accepted as a black person. In my opinion, I think it means being accepted for who you are. Not just accepted by the law but also human beings because African Americans weren't accepted by white people for a very long time even though by law they were told to be treated equally.
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