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I've learned of life this bitter truth Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find repose, But rather, Build within thy own soul Fortresses!
Georgia Douglas Johnson
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Georgia Douglas Johnson
Died: 1966
Died: May 14
Civil Rights Advocate
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp Johnson
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