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THE BALLAD OF RUDOLPH REED by GWENDOLYN BROOKS

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First Line: RUDOLPH REED WAS OAKEN
Last Line: But change the bloody gauze
Subject(s): RACISM; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;

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