I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience. (Bernice Johnson Reagon)

I came out of the Civil Rights Movement, and I had a different kind of focus than most people who have just the academic background as their primary training experience.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

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