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BRONZEVILLE WOMAN IN A RED HAT by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: THEY HAD NEVER HAD ONE IN THE HOUSE BEFORE
Last Line: CHILD, BIG BLACK WOMAN, PRETTY KITCHEN TOWELS
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN; HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES; SERVANTS; DOMESTICS; MAIDS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Essential_Gwendolyn_Brooks/zWO9AgAAQBAJ?q=BROOKS+%22They+had+never+had+one+in+the+house+before%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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