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Hey! Do you see it, can't you feel it
It's all in the air
I can't stand oppression much longer
Somebody say a prayer.
Alabama's got me so upset
Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi – Goddam.


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To be young, gifted and black
Is where it's at!


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An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.

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I'm awfully bitter these days,
Because my parents were slaves.


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My skin is black
My arms are long
My hair is wooly
My back is strong.


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I want a little sugar in my bowl,
I want a little sweetness down in my soul.


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You don't have to live next to me
Just give me my equality.


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One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Franz Kafka

Nina Simone

Nina Simone
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Born: February 21, 1933
Died: April 21, 2003 (aged 70)
Bio: Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Known for:
  1. I Put a Spell on You (1965)
  2. Here Comes the Sun (1971)
  3. The Very Best of Nina Simone
  4. High Priestess of Soul (1967)
  5. The Philips Years

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