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"I never thought about myself as an activist when we were coming along"
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Ruby DeeWe have to institute democracy, which is still mostly an aspiration, a — Ruby Dee
"We have to institute democracy, which is still mostly an aspiration, and universal love, which is still unrealized"
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Ruby Dee was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Obie Award, and a Drama Desk Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2000, an
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"I dont know who I would be if I werent this child from Harlem, this woman from Harlem. Its in me so deep"
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"I love the people I love. I didnt care whether they could be a Democrat, Republican, communist ... anything but a racist"
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"I didnt care about being integrated or accepted"
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"I felt envious of what I thought was the male prerogative"
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"It occurred to me that being what they call colored, being a Negro, was some kind of a disadvantage"
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