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Alex Haley
“The main thing you got to remember is that everything in the world is a hustle.”
Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Moazzam Begg
“Life was fleeting, I had learned, and death guaranteed. There had to be some greater purpose to it than the routine existance of daily life. ”
Moazzam Begg, Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim's Journey to Guantanamo and Back

Gary  Webb
“I was winning awards, getting raises, lecturing college classes, appearing on TV shows, and judging journalism contests. And then I wrote some stories that made me realize how sadly misplaced my bliss had been. The reason I'd enjoyed such smooth sailing for so long hadn't been, as I'd assumed, because I was careful and diligent and good at my job... The truth was that, in all those years, I hadn't written anything important enough to suppress.”
Gary Webb, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Cocaine Explosion

Malcolm X
“The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”
Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Gary  Webb
“One of the questions I have been asked many times since this story broke is this: Now that the facts are out there, what can we do? My answer, depressing and cynical as it may be, is always the same. Not much. Not now. And certainly not until the American public and its Congressional representatives regain control of the CIA and shred the curtain of secrecy that keeps us from discovering these crimes of state until its too late.
Perhaps when the government officials who presided over these outrages are safely in their crypts, and their apologists and cheerleaders are buried woth them, future historians can finally call these men to account for the miseries they caused. Even if that's all that ever happens, it will be fitting and just, because the favorable judgment of history is ultimately what they craved.”
GaryWebb, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Cocaine Explosion

8115 The History Book Club — 26137 members — last activity May 11, 2026 04:02PM
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12095 Caucasus — 89 members — last activity Jan 28, 2016 11:27PM
Books from and about the Caucasus. Share with members your favorite books and participate in discussions.
1159230 Abolition — 20 members — last activity Apr 01, 2021 05:46AM
A group to share resources to expand the abolitionist movement. This group has been created by Abolitionist Futures. Abolitionist Futures is a colla ...more
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