"Human beings are equipped with divinely planted yearnings and longings. That’s what the constitution meant by “certain unalienable rights”!"
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Nannie Helen Burroughs
Nannie Helen Burroughs (May 2 1879 – May 20 1961) was an influential African American, author, educator, orator, and religious leader.
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