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“To remain neutral in a situation where the laws of the land virtually criticized God for having created men of color was the sort of thing I could not, as a Christian, tolerate.”

Quote by Albert Lutuli

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Albert Lutuli
Albert Lutuli

Albert Lutuli was a prominent South African politician, born in 1898 and died on July 21, 1967. He was one of the founders of the African National Congress (ANC) and made significant contributions to the struggle for equal rights for black South Africans under the apartheid regime. more

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