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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BLUES (1993) by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

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First Line: RIGHT NOW TWO BLACK PEOPLE SIT IN A JURY ROOM
Last Line: I AM NOT A PINATA, RODNEY KING INSISTS. OPW CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG
Subject(s): KING, RODNEY (B.1966); TRIALS; RACISM; LANGUAGE; POLICE VIOLENCE;
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