Confluence Quote by Jesmyn Ward

“By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.” quote by Jesmyn Ward — Download Open image

“By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.”

Jesmyn Ward

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