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When I was saying, 'White people go to hell,' I never had trouble finding a publisher. But when I say, 'Black and white unite and fight, destroy capitalism,' then you suddenly become unreasonable.

Amiri Baraka

American Poet

Born: Oct 7, 1934

Died: Jan 9, 2014

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