Nelson MandelaFreedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.
About This Quote
Martin Luther King Jr. believed that the injustices suffered by black people in the United States were no less than the injustices suffered by his own people in Africa, and that we cannot maintain our commitment to freedom unless we address the great disparities in wealth and opportunity that exist between black and white Americans.
Source: Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiograpy Of Nelson Mandela With Connections
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