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Thurgood [Marshall] says that the only people who are safe in the South are the women—white and Negro. I don't know how he's got that figured. But, so far, I've never been subjected to any violence.
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This quote reports a claim that women, both white and Black, are the only people safe in the South, while immediately questioning how that conclusion was reached. The speaker then contrasts the claim with personal experience, saying they have not been subjected to violence so far. It does not establish that anyone is truly safe.
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