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Hatred, slavery's inevitable aftermath.

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Jose Marti
Age: 42 †
Born: 1853
Born: January 28
Died: 1895
Died: May 19
Activist
Essayist
Journalist
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Poet
Politician
Revolutionary
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Havana
Cuba
Jose Marti
Slavery
Hatred
Aftermath
Inevitable

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