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> [“I disconnected myself to shield myself from people who would sway to my songs in the club and call me 'nigger' in the street. They were too busy seeing their own preconceived image of a Negro woman. the image that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-horne/i-disconnected-myself-to-shield-myself-from-people-who-would-sway-to/)

[Lena Horne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-horne/)

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