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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LEE, by LUCILLE CLIFTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: My mother's people
Subject(s): African Americans; Fathers; Generals; Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870); Slavery; Southern States; Virginia (state); Negroes; American Blacks; Serfs; South (u.s.)
First Line: My mother's people
Subject(s): African Americans; Fathers; Generals; Lee, Robert Edward (1807-1870); Slavery; Southern States; Virginia (state); Negroes; American Blacks; Serfs; South (u.s.)
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