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AFTERIMAGES by AUDRE LORDE

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First Line: HOWEVER THE IMAGE ENTERS
Last Line: A woman begins to weep
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; RACISM; JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; TILL, EMMETT (1941-1955); NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;

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