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LOVE NOTE: 2. FLAGS by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: STILL, IT IS DEAR DEFIANCE NOW TO CARRY
Last Line: OR LIKE THE TENDER STRUGGLE OF A FAN
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS – MILITARY; FORGIVENESS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Marriage_Sourcebook/qGCcpCNFSEEC?q=BROOKS+%22STILL,+IT+IS+DEAR+DEFIANCE+NOW+TO+CARRY%22&gbpv=1#f=false


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