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bell hooks: In Her Own Words

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The Paradox of Freedom

"For the first time in my life, my mother called me and said, you must be really careful what you say when you get up on stages because you could be assassinated," she says. "I think that certainly if nothing else, the September 11th events around the World Trade Center brought into focus that we are a nation where many people are afraid of free speech." She adds: "But I'm one who believes in the outrageous pursuit of hope"

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