Carolina QuotesUntil the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother's son, we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens. (1964)
Ella Josephine Baker Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Grant, Joanne, film, Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker (Icarus Films, 1981)
- year
- 1981
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“Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes…” Ella Josephine Baker. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-78906CD5E1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/78906cd5e1
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