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“Suits, ties, and demure dresses didn't protect our ancestors from violence before or during the civil rights movement, and they won't protect residents of the inner city now, no matter how often people try to blame victims of racism for how they are dressed.”

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Book:Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

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