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I came to see the streets and the schools as the arms of the same beast. One enjoyed the official power of the state while the other enjoyed its implicit sanction. But fear and violence were the weaponry of both.
I came to see the streets and the schools as the arms of the same beast. One enjoyed the official power of the state while the other enjoyed its implicit sanction. But fear and violence were the weaponry of both.
Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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- Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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