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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STRANGE FRUIT, by JOY HARJO Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I was out in the early evening, taking a walk in the fields to think about this Last Line: My feet betray me, dance anyway from this killing tree Subject(s): African Americans; Jazz; Lynching; Music & Musicians; Racism; Negroes; American Blacks; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry | |||
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