The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they…

Alice Walker
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The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass. ✨ The Color Purple (1982)
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The trouble with our people is as soon as they got out of slavery they didn't want to give the white man nothing else. But the fact is, you got to give em something. Either your money, your land, your woman or your ass. ✨ The Color Purple (1982)

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