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Racism cannot be separated from capitalism.
Angela Davis
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Angela Davis
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 29
Autobiographer
Feminist
Human Rights Activist
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Birmingham
Alabama
Angela Yvonne Davis
Angela Y. Davis
Capitalism
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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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