Abolish Quote by Madison Smartt Bell

“The country is too often assumed to be a backward place: The First World has trouble remembering that Haitians were two centuries ahead of us in abolishing slavery and in extending full rights of citizenship to everyone, regardless of race.” quote by Madison Smartt Bell — Download Open image

“The country is too often assumed to be a backward place: The First World has trouble remembering that Haitians were two centuries ahead of us in abolishing slavery and in extending full rights of citizenship to everyone, regardless of race.”

Madison Smartt Bell

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I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. That's my nature.

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