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I could never live happily in Africa-or anywhere else-until I could live freely in Mississippi.

Alice Walker

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
Actor
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Civil Rights Advocate
Climate Activist
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Film Producer
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