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Oppressed Quotes by Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde’s poetry turns the experience of being oppressed into a rallying cry for self‑definition and collective action. Her verses blend fierce honesty with lyrical strength, urging readers to confront systemic injustice while reclaiming agency through language, solidarity, and unapologetic truth‑telling.

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In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those various sources of power within the culture of the oppressed…

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“Oppressors always expect the oppressed to extend to them the understanding so lacking in themselves.”

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“Oppressed peoples are always being asked to stretch a little more, to bridge the gap between blindness and humanity.”

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“Whenever the need for some pretense of communication arises, those who profit from our oppression call upon us to share our knowledge…

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