The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuse…

James A. Baldwin
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. ✨ Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 1962.
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The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. ✨ Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin, www.newyorker.com. November 17, 1962.

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