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BLACKBOTTOM: 1945 by TOI DERRICOTTE

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First Line: WHEN RELATIVES CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN
Last Line: tore us down to the human
Subject(s): DETROIT, MICHIGAN; ETHNIC GROUPS - UNITED STATES; MINORITIES - UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES - RACE RELATIONS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Beyond_the_Frontier/o0VdAWOQjcoC?q=derricotte+WHEN+RELATIVES+CAME+FROM+OUT+OF+TOWN&gbpv=1#f=false


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