“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ”

Booker T. Washington American political leader, author

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Fred W from Oak Park  JUNE 11, 2021
As a black man I feel hated and despised by many. Hate to me is one of the most wicked of the evils in this world today. If I turn to hate those who hate me then there is no difference between us. I don’t want to be anything like them.

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