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HYMN FOR LANIE POO by AMIRI BARAKA

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First Line: O / THESE WILD TREES
Last Line: Benevolent step / mother America
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN; RACISM; SISTERS; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;
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