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At the heart of the deterioration of the fabric of the Negro society is the deterioration of the Negro family.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Age: 76 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 16
Died: 2003
Died: March 26
Diplomat
Former United States Senator
Military Personnel
Politician
Sociologist
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Writer
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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