"I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in an environment in which racism was officially mooted."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

Environment, Nation, Racism

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"I was born and raised in the oldest settled part of the nation and in an environment in which racism was officially mooted."

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