Michael Eric Dyson Quotes

When Dr. King was murdered, I had no idea who he was. But as soon as I heard his words on television that night when I was 9 years old, I was dumbstruck, awestruck by their power.

Michael Eric Dyson

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• Ideas
• Television
• Heard
• Kings
• Awestruck

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  • Night
  • Ideas
  • Television