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BENJAMIN BANNEKER HELPS TO BUILD A CITY by JAY WRIGHT

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First Line: IN A MORNING COAT,
Last Line: knowing you must purge the ground
Subject(s): BANNEKER, BENJAMIN (1731-1806);
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