All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern excep…

Walter Mosley
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All of the philosophers I studied were white (with a few Eastern exceptions), and, for that matter, they were all male. Africa, the cradle of civilization, seemed to have no footing in the highest form of human thought. ✨ Walter Mosley (2003). What Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace, p.11, Black Classic Press
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