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Sidney Poitier - I couldn't adjust to the racism in...
I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me. (Sidney Poitier)

I couldn't adjust to the racism in Florida. It was so blatant... I had never been so described as Florida described me.

Sidney Poitier

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