Carolina QuotesThey called us niggers, communists, everything in the book.
Velma Hopkins Connected to the Carolinas
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- Oral History Interview (1983)
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- 1983
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“They called us niggers, communists, everything in the book.” Velma Hopkins. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3CAC047F23. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3cac047f23
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