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WHY ARE THEY HAPPY PEOPLE? by MAYA ANGELOU

Poet Analysis

First Line: SKIN BACK YOUR TEETH, DAMN YOU
Last Line: WITH YOUR KIN
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; HAPPINESS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=7PWZahJ5NgwC&pg=PA17&dq=angelou+%22WHY+ARE+THEY+HAPPY+PEOPLE?%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6LY7VdrpLbPIsQSa0oGgBg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=angelou%20%22WHY%20ARE%20THEY%20HAPPY%20PEOPLE%3F%22&f=false


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