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Oct 2019
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The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon...

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 In our first installment of "The Wretched of the Earth" Alyson and Breht summarize, examine, and apply the lessons of the first two chapters of Frantz Fanon's masterpiece work. 

Next month, we will cover chapters 3 and 4, and in December we will finish off this text by covering chapter 5 and the Conclusion. 

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