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STRANGE FRUIT by JOY HARJO

Poet Analysis

First Line: I WAS OUT IN THE EARLY EVENING, TAKING A WALK IN THE FIELDS TO THINK ABOUT THIS
Last Line: My feet betray me, dance anyway from this killing tree
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; JAZZ; LYNCHING; MUSIC & MUSICIANS; RACISM; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://gel.sites.uiowa.edu/sites/gel.sites.uiowa.edu/files/wysiwyg_uploads/strange_fruit_by_joy_harjo.pdf


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