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“It was bad enough being black...How much lower down the social scale could one go than to be seen as a black, uneducated rugby league player.” quote by Cec Thompson — Download Open image

““It was bad enough being black...How much lower down the social scale could one go than to be seen as a black, uneducated rugby league player.””

Cec Thompson

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