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“We've got to replace the statues of Jefferson Davis and JZ George in the U.S. Capitol, and the people of Mississippi ought to have a say in it.” quote by Mike Espy — Download Open image

“We've got to replace the statues of Jefferson Davis and JZ George in the U.S. Capitol, and the people of Mississippi ought to have a say in it.”

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I remember plastering the kitchen with Black Power pictures of Angela Davis.

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Miles Davis is a major influence of mine in terms of the way that I am as a bandleader.

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Even as a kid, I was more enchanted watching Bette Davis than Errol Flynn.

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Oh, yes, we were on location with Another Man's Poison, which I wrote for Bette Davis.

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