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HER STORY by NAOMI LONG (WITHERSPOON) MADGETT

Poem Explanation

First Line: THEY GAVE ME THE WRONG NAME, IN THE FIRST PLACE
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;

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