"Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.“


-Marian Wright Edelman

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Remember and help America remember that the fellowship of human beings is more important than the fellowship of race and class and gender in a democratic society.

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