I rebel at the notion that I can't be part of other groups, that I can…

Henry Louis Gates
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I rebel at the notion that I can't be part of other groups, that I can't construct identities through elective affinity, that race must be the most important thing about me. Is that what I want on my gravestone: Here lies an African American? ✨ Colored People: A Memoir. Book by Henry Louis Gates, therumpus.net. 1994.
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