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WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES

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First Line: WHEN I CONSIDER THE MUCH DISCUSSED DILEMMA
Last Line: linked by a blood filled baton in one great historical relay
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
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https://www.smith.edu/academics-poetry-center-terrance-hayes-woofer-when-i-consider-african-american


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