I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send …

Jesse Jackson
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I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides. ✨ 1984 Addressing black voters, NewYork, 30 Jan.
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I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides. ✨ 1984 Addressing black voters, NewYork, 30 Jan.

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