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The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence

by Martin Meredith

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“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
― Margaret Wise Brown

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― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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― James McBride, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

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