"Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?"

Woman, Sammy Davis, Jr.

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"Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child any better? Erect fewer barriers?"

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