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"In high school, I won a prize for an essay on tuberculosis. When I got through writing the essay, I was sure I had the disease."

― Constance Baker Motley

Tuberculosis

From Constance Baker Motley

Activist

Added on 1/23/2025

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Born: 1921-09-14

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