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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grow
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"I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time"

- Wynton Marsalis

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Wynton Marsalis somewhere between October 18, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 40 other quotes.

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