The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land. (James Baldwin)

The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land.

James Baldwin

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