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A young Black American was expected to make peace with mediocrity, not to aspire to excellence
Drawn from what James Baldwin said
SubjectAmerica
What James Baldwin actually said
- James Baldwin American writer and civil rights activist (1924 to 1987)
You were not expected to aspire to excellence: you were expected to make peace with mediocrity.
Where this was said
↗The Fire Next Time (Vintage International, 2013 edition)books.google.com
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