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It's so nice to get flowers while you can still smell the fragrance.

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My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.

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I'm not alone, I'm free. I no longer have to be a credit, I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody.

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I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.

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Every color I can think of and nationality, we were all touched by Dr. King because he made us like each other and respect each other.

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I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

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Malcolm X raised my consciousness about myself and my people and other people more than any person I know. I knew him before he became Malcolm X.

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Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just death.

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Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

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I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to, but with a few brave exceptions, I was still unable to do films or television for the next seven years.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: June 30th, 1917

Died: May 9th, 2010

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