Classic and Contemporary Poetry

A SONG FOR SOWETO by JUNE JORDAN

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First Line: AT THE THROAT OF SOWETO
Last Line: with the song of Soweto
Subject(s): SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA; RACISM; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;

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