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I Couldn't Adjust To The Racism In Florida. It Was So Blatant... I Had Never Been So Described As Florida Described Me.
-Sidney Poitier
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I Couldn't Adjust To The
Sidney Poitier
I Couldn't Adjust To The Racism In Florida. It Was So Blatant... I Had Never Been So Described As Florida Described Me.
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