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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin

Essay · Newspaper

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

James Baldwin
1962
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Fighting for justicePolitical courageCourageProgressPolitics
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EssayNewspaper
Time
1962
Person
James Baldwin
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Baldwin, James. "As Much Truth As One Can Bear." The New York Times, 14 Jan. 1962.

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