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Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals.

Malcolm X

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Malcolm X
Age: 39 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: February 21
Autobiographer
Human Rights Activist
Muslim Minister
Political Activist
Politician
Omaha
Nebraska
Malcolm Little
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Malcolm Shabazz
Malachi Shabazz
Separation
Voluntarily
Upon
Segregation
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Equals
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Inferior
Inferiors
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Superiors
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