Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
Malcolm X (1990). “Malcolm X on Afro-American History”, Pathfinder Press
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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.