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Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?
Ralph Ellison
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Ralph Ellison
Age: 80 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 1
Died: 1994
Died: April 16
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ralph Waldo Ellison
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