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Merely By Describing Yourself As Black You Have Started On A Road Towards Emancipation, You Have Committed Yourself To Fight Against All Forces That Seek To Use Your Blackness As A Stamp That Marks You Out As A Subservient Being.

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Merely By Describing Yourself As Black You

Steven Biko

Merely By Describing Yourself As Black You Have Started On A Road Towards Emancipation, You Have Committed Yourself To Fight Against All Forces That Seek To Use Your Blackness As A Stamp That Marks You Out As A Subservient Being.

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