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THREE MODES OF HISTORY AND CULTURE by AMIRI BARAKA

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First Line: CHALK MARK SEX OF THE NATION, ON WALLS WE DRUMMERS
Last Line: And my songs will be softer / and lightly weight the air
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;

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