Classic and Contemporary Poetry

FOR MY PEOPLE by MARGARET ABIGAIL WALKER

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First Line: FOR MY PEOPLE EVERYWHERE SINGING THEIR SLAVE SONGS REPEATEDLY
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; FREEDOM; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS; LIBERTY;

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