Carolina QuotesAmerica is a country that makes you want things, but doesn't give you the means to get those things.
H. Rap Brown Connected to the Carolinas
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- Die Nigger Die (1969)
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- 1969
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“America is a country that makes you want things, but doesn't…” H. Rap Brown. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0903F8B683. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0903f8b683
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