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BITTER FRUIT OF THE TREE by STERLING ALLEN BROWN

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First Line: THEY SAID TO MY GRANDMOTHER: 'PLEASE DO NOT BE BITTER.'
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; RACISM; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;
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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gO0AK7qCvmoC&pg=PA456&dq=sterling+brown+THEY+SAID+TO+MY+GRANDMOTHER:+%27PLEASE+DO+NOT+BE+BITTER.%27&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CRgwT97uL_C62gXEyuDkDg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sterling%20brown%20THEY%20SAID%20TO%20MY%20GRANDMOTHER%3A%20%27PLEASE%20DO%20NOT%20BE%20BITTER.%27&f=false


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