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RIOT by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: JOHN CABOT, OUT OF WILMA, ONCE A WYCLIFFE
Last Line: Forgive these nigguhs that know not what they do
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;
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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182440


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