Esmenda Jenkins Dube the first was all about fairand saw her house as an oasis in the middleof corruption, saw herself as a missionaryconverting stupidity into reason. She thoughtthat was much more useful than a miracle.

Thylias Moss
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Esmenda Jenkins Dube is an African-American woman who was instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. She was raised with the belief that she was a servant to her community, and that she had a duty to serve. Her life’s purpose was not based on miracles but on reason.

Source: Slave Moth: A Narrative In Verse

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