Quote by Ed Smith
So Im a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on

So Im a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. Theyre living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops. – Ed Smith

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The Washington black community was able to succeed beyond his wildest dreams. I mean, we had our own newspapers, our own restaurants, our own theaters, our own small shops, our own clubs, our own Masonic lodges. – Ed Smith

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