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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BANNEKER, by RITA DOVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: What did he do except lie / under a pear tree
Subject(s): Astronomy & Astronomers; Banneker, Benjamin (1731-1806); Mathematics; Racial Equality
First Line: What did he do except lie / under a pear tree
Subject(s): Astronomy & Astronomers; Banneker, Benjamin (1731-1806); Mathematics; Racial Equality
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