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What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy.
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"What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy."
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What had begun as a movement to free all black people from racist oppression became a movement with its primary goal the establishment of black male patriarchy. — bell hooks

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bell hooks was a Critic from United States (1952–2021).

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bell hooks lived from 1952 – 2021.