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A Mercy

by Toni Morrison

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“Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession but securing a portal.”
― Laura Miller

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“What you’re calling-Afrikan history, Negro history - are the missing pages of World history. Read the history of the people who took you out of history, and you will find out why they were so insecure [that] they had to take you out of history, why they could not stand for your history to compete with theirs.”
― Arthur Schomburg

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“If you hear the dogs, keep going, if you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” Harriet Tubman”
― Harriet Tubman

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“I often wonder what I'd do if there weren't any books in the world.”
― James Baldwin , Giovanni’s Room

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