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Gwendolyn Brooks

"Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else."

Gwendolyn Brooks, American Poet
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"Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else."

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"Don't let anyone call you a minority if you're black or Hispanic or belong to some other ethnic group. You're not less than anybody else."

Gwendolyn Brooks, American Poet
Ethnicity, Minority
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