Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with ec…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with economic exploitation. They have deplored prejudice but tolerated or ignored economic injustice. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.16, Beacon Press
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Many white Americans of good will have never connected bigotry with economic exploitation. They have deplored prejudice but tolerated or ignored economic injustice. ✨ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2011). Why We Can't Wait, p.16, Beacon Press

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