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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.

Carl T. Rowan

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Carl T. Rowan
Age: 75 †
Born: 1925
Born: August 11
Died: 2000
Died: September 23
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Diplomat
Journalist
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Ravenscroft
Tennessee
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Discrimination
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Oppression
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Block
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Injustice
Home
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