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“Now I see why reading was illegal for black people during slavery. I discover that I think in words. The more words I know, the more things I can think about....Reading was illegal because if you limit someone's vocab, you limit their thoughts. They can't even think of freedom because they don't have the language to.”
― Buck: A Memoir
― Buck: A Memoir
“I was pirouette and flourish,
I was filigree and flame.
How could I count my blessings
when I didn't know their names?”
― On the Bus With Rosa Parks
I was filigree and flame.
How could I count my blessings
when I didn't know their names?”
― On the Bus With Rosa Parks
“There is really nothing more to say - except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.”
― The Bluest Eye
― The Bluest Eye
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