"Isn't it rather odd that such people should always suppose that when a colored girl gets a chance to develop her natural powers it must be that she will want to become white? It gets to be a tiresome task explaining to them that the desire to become better or more capable is a common quality of all human beings."
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African AmericansPeople from FloridaArtists from the United StatesWomen artistsSculptors from the United States
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letter to the New York World newspaper (20 May 1923), included in Letters of Note: Art edited by Shaun Usher (2020)
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Augusta Savage
Augusta Savage (February 29, 1892 – March 27, 1962) was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
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