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THE SITUATION IS INTOLERABLE' by RITA DOVE

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First Line: INTOLERABLE: THAT CIVILIZED WORD
Last Line: O yes. O mercy on our souls
Subject(s): PARKS, ROSA (1913-2005); RACISM; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;

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