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IN AN URBAN SCHOOL by TOI DERRICOTTE

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First Line: THE GUARD PICKS DEAD LEAVES FROM PLANTS
Last Line: WAS FOUND DEAD IN AN EMPTY LOT
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS – CHILDEN; SCHOOLS; GHETTOS;

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