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Eva M. Clayton: You know, all of our young people are not blessed like your young people and mine, and to ignore that is to dump them in…

On the recordSeptember 17, 1997
You know, all of our young people are not blessed like your young people and mine, and to ignore that is to dump them in the streets. They need some institution embracing them or somewhere where they get factual information and credible information, not the stuff they hear on the street.
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Eva M. Clayton
North Carolina

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Addressing the need for support and guidance for disadvantaged youth.

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