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I just always knew that I lived in two worlds. There was the world of my house and community, but to make my way in that white world I had to modify the way I spoke and acted. I had to sometimes not make direct eye contact.
Samuel L. Jackson
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Samuel L. Jackson
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 21
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