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ENTERING THE SOUTH by LUCILLE CLIFTON

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First Line: I HAVE PUT ON MY MOTHER'S COAT
Last Line: HEAVY AND DARK AND ALIVE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANIMAL RIGHTS; FUR TRADE; SOUTHERN STATES; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; ANIMAL ABUSE; VIVISECTION; FURS; SOUTH (U.S.);
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