William Wells Brown Quotes
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When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as mine, my mother was ordered to change mine to something else. This, at the time, I thought to be one of the most cruel acts that could be committed upon my rights.
William Wells Brown
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Author Details:
Type:
Activist Quotes
Category:
American Activist Quotes
Year of Birth:
1814
Year of Death:
1884
Nationality:
American
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Malcolm X
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Being,
Boy,
Brought,
Change,
Committed,
Could,
Cruel,
Else,
His,
Mine,
Most,
Mother,
Name,
Ordered,
Same,
Something,
Thought,
Time,
Upon,
Young
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