Zora Neale Hurston Quotes

But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.

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• But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.

  

  Zora Neale Hurston
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  • Problem
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