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KENTUCKY, 1833 by RITA DOVE

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First Line: IT IS SUNDAY, DAY OF ROUGHHOUSING. WE ARE LET OUT IN THE WOODS
Last Line: IF WE COULD READ, WOULD CHANGE OUR LIVES
Subject(s): SLAVERY; BOOKS & READING;
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