Delloreese Patricia Early (Della Reese) Quotes

You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.

Delloreese Patricia Early

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• You see, I was born in the slums, that was before the ghetto. The ghetto was kind of refined; the slums was right there on the ground.

  

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  • Ghetto