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Arthur Ashe

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

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Arthur Ashe is pointing out that although school teaches us that everyone should be treated equally, real life often shows unfairness and inequality. This means the lessons from history and civics don’t always match the reality people experience every day.

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