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There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery.
Curtis Mayfield
Born: June 3, 1942
Died: December 26, 1999 (aged 57)
Bio: Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
Known for:
- Curtis (1970)
- Superfly (1972)
- There's No Place Like America Today (1975)
- Back to the World (1973)
- Sweet Exorcist (1974)
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