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― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Love and fear. The most destructive forces on earth. Fear had turned her inside out, love had made her stupid.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Negroes are God’s creatures also, with all due rights and freedoms. Slavery is a moral stain against us. If anything will keep white men from their heaven, it is this.”
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― Washington Black
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― Frog Music
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― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
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