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Who could deny that much of the present bitterness between the races in South Africa stems from the uncompromising white refusal to accept the African as a fellow human being?

— Albert Luthuli

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Source: Luthuli made this statement while reflecting upon the consequences of apartheid and the refusal of the state to recognize the dignity and equality of Black South Africans.
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