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“A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.”

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If my mind can conceive it ,and my heart can believe it,i known I can achieve it.

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We reveal our joys and successes, we conceal our pain.

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Many are observing Ferguson and witnessing the anger, demonstrations, looting and vandalism and calling for quiet. But quiet isn't enough. The absence of noise…

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What's good for the very rich might not be good for anybody but them.

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Those who have the most wealth and the most property, their children have the first, the best, and the most.

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Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

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Pictures can live in one's memory. That's why they are important.

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A check or credit card, a Gucci bag strap, anything of value will do. Give as you live.

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When they wrote the Constitution, only white male landowners had the right to vote.

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I'm too mature to be angry.

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Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here today as the Republican chairman to tell you we were wrong.

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Most of the more celebrated names among African-American authors, poets, and artists are known to the world because of their association with specific cultural arts movements.

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