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THE LIVING by KEVIN YOUNG

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First Line: AFTER INDEPENDENCE DAY / ALL OUR TOYS BEGAN TO TEAR
Last Line: enough to believe we had more / than they did
Subject(s): COTTON; FARM LIFE; AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS; BLACK HERITAGE;
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