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I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that proces

I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history. – Kim Il-sung

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If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. – James Buchan

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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: President Cant Swim. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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History is not the past, but a map of the past drawn from a particular point of view to be useful to the modern traveler. – Henry Glassie

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Im in show business… I want to hang out with Janet Jackson, not Jesse Jackson. – Chris Rock

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