Fact Quote by Ralph Ellison in Juneteenth

“Maybe it's just that some of us have had certain facts and truths slapped up against our heads so hard and so often that we have to see them and pay our respects to their reality.” quote by Ralph Ellison in Juneteenth — Download Open image

““Maybe it's just that some of us have had certain facts and truths slapped up against our heads so hard and so often that we have to see them and pay our respects to their reality.””

Ralph Ellison in Juneteenth

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