A society is always eager to cover misdeeds with a cloak of forgetfuln…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A society is always eager to cover misdeeds with a cloak of forgetfulness, but no society can fully repress an ugly past when the ravages persist into the present. America owes a debt of justice which it has only begun to pay. ✨ Where Do We Go from Here : Chaos or Community?. Book by Martin Luther King, Jr., p. 109, 1967.
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