Carolina Quotesto me, when people themselves know what they are looking for and recognize that they can exercise some influence by action, that's progress.
Ella Josephine Baker Connected to the Carolinas
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- 1970 Interview in Black Women in White America: A Documentary History by Gerda Lerner
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- 1970
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“to me, when people themselves know what they are looking for…” Ella Josephine Baker. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F5988B6E80. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f5988b6e80
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