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SOMETHING LIKE A SONNET FOR PHILLIS MIRACLE WHEATLEY by JUNE JORDAN

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First Line: GIRL FROM THE REALM OF BIRDS FLORID AND FLEET
Last Line: Your early verse sweetens the fame of our race
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - HISTORY; WHEATLEY, PHILLIS (1753-1784); BLACK HERITAGE;
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