In the context of tragedy, all polite behavior is self-deni… - June Jordan

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In the context of tragedy, all polite behavior is self-denial.

June Jordan

Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays · March 15, 2003 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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June Millicent Jordan (9 July 1936 – 14 June 2002) was an African-American bisexual political activist, writer, poet, essayist, and teacher, born in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican immigrants.

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