Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.
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But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.Angela Davis
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Radical simply means "grasping things at the root."
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Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer.
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