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THE MOTHER by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: ABORTIONS WILL NOT LET YOU FORGET
Last Line: Believe me, I knew you, though faintly, and I loved, I loved you / All
Subject(s): ABORTION; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN; MOTHERS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
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