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"Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal."

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"There was once a word that I am proud of and that is part of my childhood: proletariat. Unfortunately, no one uses it…"

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"When Alicia Markova came to dance at La Scala, she must have been 45 years old. The other girls called her the old la…"

"My husband is already suffering because of the fate that befell him. We are asking for no special treatment from the …"