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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH FOR A BIGOT, by DOROTHY VENA JOHNSON
First Line: Life to the bigot is a whip
Last Line: And cringed to death -- a refugee.
Subject(s): Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry
First Line: Life to the bigot is a whip
Last Line: And cringed to death -- a refugee.
Subject(s): Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry
Life to the bigot is a whip
That lashes creed and laity;
Here lies the one who lost his grip
And cringed to death -- a refugee.
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