de library waz right down from de trolly tracks

Abstract / Excerpt

“TOUSSAINT waz a blk man a negro like my mama say

who refused to be a slave

& he spoke french

& didnt low no white man to tell him nothin

not napolean

not maximillien

not robespierre”

About the Author

Ntozake Shange

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de library waz right down from de trolly tracks cross from de laundry-mat thru de big shinin floors & granite pillars ol st.

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