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People will say to you, Oh, you are fearless. That is so not true. We should stop saying that about people. It's a slander, really.

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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Civil Rights Advocate
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Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker
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