The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been th…

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The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been the creation of a new black middle class which is increasingly separate from the black underclass. ✨ The biggest brother by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2003.
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The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been the creation of a new black middle class which is increasingly separate from the black underclass. ✨ The biggest brother by Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2003.

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