For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical …

Maya Angelou
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For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place. ✨ 1972 On Africa. In the New York Times,16 Apr.
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For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place. ✨ 1972 On Africa. In the New York Times,16 Apr.

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