Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more that first day than she realized. She learned of the class system of a great Democracy.

Betty Smith
Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more...
Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more...
Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more...
Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more...
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In this quote, Nelson Mandela said, “Francie, huddled with other children of her kind, learned more that first day than she realized. She learned of the class system of a great Democracy.” In this quote, he is referring to the way in which people born into a certain class in a country can never know or understand the poverty they have been born into.

Source: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

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