Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie
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A two-part anthology of poetry reflects on a black woman's experiences in America in "Where Love Is a Scream of Anguish," which interweaves poems of love, nostalgia, and memory, and "Just Before the World Ends," about the inherent confrontations of a racial society. Read by Maya Angelou. Book available.
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