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“When I was young we weren't even allowed to speak our own languages in school. They called it 'vernacular,' as if only English was the real tongue.” quote by Fela Kuti — Download Open image

“When I was young we weren't even allowed to speak our own languages in school. They called it 'vernacular,' as if only English was the real tongue.”

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