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ROBERT by LUCILLE CLIFTON

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First Line: WAS BORN OBEDIENT / WITHOUT QUESTIONS
Last Line: THE COLOR OF HIS LIFE / WAS NIGGER
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; OBEDIENCE; SLAVERY; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; SERFS;
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