The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press. - Ida B. Wells

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The Afro-American is not a bestial race. - Ida B. Wells

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The white man's victory soon became complete by fraud, violence, intimidation and murder. - Ida B. Wells

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I never did cheesecake; I just used my hair.

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Love your life. That's a direct route to something people used to call "happiness". ― Clementine Holzinger

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The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.

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Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.

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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. - Ida B. Wells

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I will have one of the cleanest obits of any actress. I never did cheesecake like Ann Sheridan or Betty Grable. I just used my hair.

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I to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.- Muhammad Ali

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