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“I spent years," he told me, "studying the phenomenon of love." "And I spend years studying the phenomenon of justice." "At base, we spend years studying the same thing.”

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Book:Black Like Me
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Black Like Me

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John Howard Griffin
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John Howard Griffin was an influential American journalist and writer, best known for his 1961 work 'Black Like Me', which documented his experience of passing as a black man to expose the harsh realities of racial segregation. His work had a profound impact on racial equality and social justice. more

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Book:The Roots of Resistance: - Love and Revolution -
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Book:A Plea For Captain John Brown
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