Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Topic

Black experience Racism

Author

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Source

Yes I Can

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 29th century

Occupation

Singer Actor

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Davis, Sammy, Jr. Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965, pt. 3, ch. 23.

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Only the tiniest fraction of mankind want freedom.
All the rest want someone to tell them they are free.

Irving Layton

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Topic
True freedom Delusion

Author

Irving Layton
Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Layton, Irving. "Aphs." The Whole Bloody Bird: Obs, Aphs & Pomes. McClelland & Stewart, 1969.