The treatment of the Negro is America's greatest and most conspicuous scandal.

Gunnar Myrdal

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Topic

Race relations

Author

Gunnar Myrdal

Source

An American Dilemma

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Economist Writer

From

Sweden Europe

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Citation

Myrdal, Gunnar. An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. Vol. 2, Harper & Brothers, 1944, ch. 45, sect. 9.

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Warfare... Is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.

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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Hell is other people.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Author

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Source
No Exit
Medium
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Language
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Time
1944 1940s 20th century
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Sartre, Jean Paul. Huis-clos [No Exit]. May 1944, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 5.

Current Citation

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