Your silence will not protect you.

Audre Lorde

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Topic

Oppression Politics

Speaker

Audre Lorde

Source

The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Black activist Black feminist Activist Feminist

From

United States

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Original Citation

Lorde, Audre. "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action." Modern Language Association's Lesbian and Literature Panel. 28 Dec. 1977, Chicago, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Lorde, Audre. "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action." The Selected Works of Audre Lorde. W. W. Norton & Company, 2020.

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Source
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Medium
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