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Those of us forged in the crucibles of difference know that survival is not an academic skill.

Audre Lorde

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Audre Lorde
Age: 58 †
Born: 1934
Born: February 18
Died: 1992
Died: November 17
Essayist
Feminist
Librarian
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Audre Geraldine Lorde
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Survival
Skills
Difference
Differences
Crucible
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