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― Diggers
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― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“I am a human being; I am a woman; I am a black woman; I am an African. Once I was free; then I was captured and became a slave; but inside me, I have never been a slave; even today, inside me, here, and here, I am still a free woman.”
― Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
― Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
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― Keeping a Rendezvous: Essays
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