"But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public."

Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician

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"But I'm a historian. I wasn't interested in just being a producer, I was interested in doing research and presenting that research to a general public."

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