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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.

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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.

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About Carl T. Rowan

Carl Thomas Rowan (August 11, 1925 – September 23, 2000) was a prominent American journalist, author and government official who published columns syndicated across the U.S. and was at one point the highest ranking African American in the United States government.