“Islamophobic violence is nurtured by histories of anti-black racist violence.”

— Angela Davis

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Closures and Continuities (2013)

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American political activist, scholar, and author 1944

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“Islamophobic violence is nurtured by histories of anti-black racist violence.”

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