The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but t…

Henry Louis Gates
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The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case. ✨ The biggest brother. Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2003.
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