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Remember, it’s not because of our failure that we’re being attacked, but because of our success.

— Dorothy Zellner Interview (2014)

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When I was in the south in the 60s, the white people didn’t really curse you out, they just tried to kill you.

Interview (2014)

White people who opposed segregation publicly were shut down or arrested or threatened and so forth.

Interview (2014)

It’s the struggle that counts. You have to be willing to struggle.

Interview (2014)

I am a critic of Zionism. The more I read about it the more critical I am of it.

Interview (2014)

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