A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child canno…

James A. Baldwin
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. ✨ If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? by James A. Baldwin, archive.nytimes.com. July 29, 1979.
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. ✨ If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? by James A. Baldwin, archive.nytimes.com. July 29, 1979.

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