... that she as a black woman had to overcome. Condoleeza Rice was born on November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama. She grew up under the shadow of segregation. "She has often said that to get ahead she had to be "twice as good" and her childhood chiseled her strong determination and self-respect. Taught by her ... beliefs. She was a preacher's kid, so Sundays they were church. The church was the center of their lives. In segregated black Birmingham of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the church was not just a place of worship. It was the place where families gathered; it was the social ce...

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