It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

Lucille Clifton

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Topic

Learning from the past History

Speaker

Lucille Clifton

Source

Mosaic Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2007 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Black poet Black writer Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Clifton, Lucille. "The Healing World of Lucille Clifton." Interviewed by Jacqueline Jones Lamon. Mosaic Magazine, 28 Aug. 2012.

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John F. Kennedy. Remember him? He fucked Marilyn Monroe. Matter of fact, him and his brother Bobby fucked Marilyn Monroe. And history doesn’t talk about that much. You know why history doesn’t talk about that much? Because those two pages in history are stuck together.

Dave Chappelle

Killin' Them Softly

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Topic
History
Speaker
Dave Chappelle
Source
Killin' Them Softly
Medium
Comedy special
Genre
Comedy (stand up)
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
2000 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Chappelle, Dave. Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly. HBO, 26 July 2000.