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title: "3 Black Exceptionalism Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“there is no inconsistency whatsoever between the election of Barack Obama to the highest office in the land and the existence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/there-is-no-inconsistency-whatsoever-between-the-election-of-barack/)

[Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/)

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> [The success of the few does not excuse the caste-like system that exists for many. In fact, black exceptionalism - the high-profile,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/the-success-of-the-few-does-not-excuse-the-caste-like-system-that/)

[Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/)

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> [Everyone in the street where I grew up was given the same message: You can be anything; you can do anything. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yance-ford/everyone-in-the-street-where-i-grew-up-was-given-the-same-message-you/)

[Yance Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yance-ford/)

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