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Margaret S. Collins Quotes

1922–1996 United States

Margaret S. Collins (September 4, 1922[1] – April 27, 1996) was an African-American child prodigy, entomologist (zoologist) specializing in the study of termites, and a civil rights advocate.

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Random Margaret S. Collins quote

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I had to do what I thought was the most important thing.

Because of my family and our community, my childhood was unique. I never learned what I couldn’t do — as a child, as a woman, or as a black person.

A lot of people opposed our civil rights efforts. I had to do what I thought was the most important thing. That’s all there was to it.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Margaret S. Collins (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.