“People have a right to violence, to rebel, to fight back. And given what the United States Government and Western powers have done to the third world, I feel that these countries should fight back.”
Quote by Yuri Kochiyama
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Yuri Kochiyama
Yuri Kochiyama was a prominent civil rights activist known for her work in the civil rights movement, particularly concerning the rights of Asian Americans and Japanese Americans. Born in Japan in 1921, she moved to the United States in 1939. During World War II, she and her family were interned in a Japanese American internment camp. After the war, Kochiyama became active in the civil rights movement, working alongside figures like Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party. She was also a strong advocate for the rights of political prisoners and prisoners of war. Kochiyama passed away in 2014. more
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