"What you must understand is oppression does not end with the niggers. It does not end with the poor people, it doesn't end with the women, or the pregnant women. It goes on up the line to the executive who has his bag searched in the airport."

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Florynce Kennedy

Civil Rights Activist

Florynce Kennedy was a pioneering civil rights lawyer and feminist activist known for her bold advocacy for women's rights and social justice.

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