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"She said, ‘If they let me live with two children, maybe they'll let me live with three.'"
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"She said, ‘If they let me live with two children, maybe they'll let me live with three.'"

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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”
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"He didn't let intimidation turn him from exercising his right.”

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“We were looking out for each other.”

“We were looking out for each other.”

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Your feet, your skates, your body, become one with the rink
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Your feet, your skates, your body, become one with the rink

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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”
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“It takes good people to do good work, and it shows in what you do.”

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“I always like to tell everybody we raised yours, mine, ours, my brothers, now others.”
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“I always like to tell everybody we raised yours, mine, ours, my brothers, now others.”

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“Everybody has a story that could change the outlook of life for somebody else.”

“Everybody has a story that could change the outlook of life for somebody else.”

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“We had a sense of humor in our stuff, but the backdrop was people we loved were dying.”

“We had a sense of humor in our stuff, but the backdrop was people we loved were dying.”

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“... the part of me that loves you, you'll still be able to feel that.”
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“... the part of me that loves you, you'll still be able to feel that.”

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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."
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"I was debating whether I would say something at dinner..."

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“A lot of times I could sit on the couch next to my grandma and we didn't talk. We just held hands.“

“A lot of times I could sit on the couch next to my grandma and we didn't talk. We just held hands.“

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“There's Just No Support Group Unless You Find Somebody Who Can Also Relate.”
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“There's Just No Support Group Unless You Find Somebody Who Can Also Relate.”

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“I didn't realize some of the things that I would be called to do would be as difficult as they were.”

“I didn't realize some of the things that I would be called to do would be as difficult as they were.”

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“He was proud he was able to help save one of his fellow pilots.”
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“He was proud he was able to help save one of his fellow pilots.”

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“...all night long our parents became other people.”

“...all night long our parents became other people.”

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“People talk about someone who's at home in their own skin; that was Jen.”
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“People talk about someone who's at home in their own skin; that was Jen.”

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"It changes the way that you carry yourself."
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"It changes the way that you carry yourself."

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“She stood up and said, ‘No, I have something to say.’”
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“She stood up and said, ‘No, I have something to say.’”

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“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

“Being the only Black female….I wanted a partner.”

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“When it started, it was like a spark from a sparkler.”
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“When it started, it was like a spark from a sparkler.”

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