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> [That's critical to me, the community. When I was 12 years old, I had a mental breakdown; I went berserk for a long time. I felt rejection from the white community. Couldn't understand why the pigmentation of my skin kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecil-williams/that-s-critical-to-me-the-community-when-i-was-12-years-old-i-had-a/)

[Cecil Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecil-williams/)

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