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Glass Quote by Tom Brokaw

“I had always been interested in race and racial justice, but mostly it was with my nose pressed up against the glass, looking at the South from a long way away.” quote by Tom Brokaw — Download Open image

“I had always been interested in race and racial justice, but mostly it was with my nose pressed up against the glass, looking at the South from a long way away.”

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