Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes

The inherited tradition is that we don't tell stories about slavery from the perspective of the slave. It's told through the president or the lawyer.

Chiwetel Ejiofor

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• Slavery
• Lawyer

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• The inherited tradition is that we don't tell stories about slavery from the perspective of the slave. It's told through the president or the lawyer.

  

  Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • Perspective
  • Slavery
  • Lawyer