If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would …

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If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim. ✨ Robert F. Kennedy (1998). Make Gentle the Life of the World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy, Harcourt
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