Dick Gregory's Quote - Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the instal

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Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the instal

Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth. – Dick Gregory

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