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IN THE LOBBY OF THE WARNER THEATRE, WASHINGTON, DC by RITA DOVE

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First Line: THEY'D POSITIONED HER - TWO ATTENDANTS FLANKING THE WHEELCHAIR
Last Line: Like the history she made for us sitting there, / waiting for the moment to take her
Subject(s): PARKS, ROSA (1913-2005); WASHINGTON, D.C.;
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