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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: GEORGE ROBINSON: BLUES by MURIEL RUKEYSER

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First Line: GAULEY BRIDGE IS A GOOD TOWN FOR NEGROES, THEY LET US STAND
Last Line: The dust had covered us both, and the dust was white
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; LABOR & LABORERS; ILLNESS; DUST; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; WORK; WORKERS;
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/92724/the-book-of-the-dead-george-robinson-blues


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