"We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy."

Courage, Enemy

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"We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy."

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