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TO THOSE OF MY SISTERS WHO KEPT THEIR NATURALS by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: SISTERS! I LOVE YOU
Last Line: Your hair is Celebration in the world!
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN; CONFORMITY; PRIDE; SELF-ESTEEM; SELF-RESPECT;
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