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Lavandula angustifolia ("Mailette") at Blumengärten Hirschstetten in Vienna, Austria
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I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules.
Ella Baker
— Ella Baker
Civil rights activist

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Ella Baker
Culture / tradition
African American
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Photo: Manfred Werner - Tsui · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: Jewish Daily Forward (Public domain)

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