He may be a very nice man. But I haven't got the time to figure that o…

James A. Baldwin
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He may be a very nice man. But I haven't got the time to figure that out. All I know is, he's got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. That's the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die. ✨ Mamie Till's warning still holds true in a racist world by Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2012.
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