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"People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."

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About James Baldwin

James Baldwin was an American writer and public intellectual known for essays, novels, and social criticism on race and identity. His major works include Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time.

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