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I struggle with racism every day

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John Grisham
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 8
Actor
Film Producer
Lawyer
Missionary
Novelist
Politician
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Jonesboro
Arkansas
John Ray Grisham
Jr.
John Ray Grisham Jr
Racism
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