Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking mo…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. ✨ 1967 Speech at the Christian leadership conference, Atlanta, 16 Aug.
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Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. ✨ 1967 Speech at the Christian leadership conference, Atlanta, 16 Aug.

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