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If you're black in America, race is a factor in your life. Start with that assumption.

Henry Hampton

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Henry Hampton
Age: 58 †
Born: 1940
Born: January 8
Died: 1998
Died: November 22
Film Director
Filmmaker
St. Louis
Missouri
America
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