Mariame Kaba, We Do This Til We Free Us (2021)
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SWAT teams, battering rams, and no-knock warrants (immortalized by Gil Scott Heron and written about by James Baldwin), all predate contemporary hyper-militarized police forces.
— Mariame Kaba
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "SWAT teams, battering rams, and no-knock warrants (immortalized by Gil Scott Heron and written about by James Baldwin), all predate contemporary hyper-militarized police forces." in the context of "Mariame Kaba, We Do This Til We Free Us (2021)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "James Baldwin" (Quotes about Baldwin: In alphabetical order by author or source.)
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About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
About James Baldwin
James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.
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