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FICTION
The Folks at Home
The story of what happens when an uppty nigger has forgotten his place in his old home town
May
1
1934
LANGSTON HUGHES
The Folks at Home
LANGSTON HUGHES
May
1
1934
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FICTION
The Folks at Home
The story of what happens when an uppty nigger has forgotten his place in his old home town
May
1
1934
LANGSTON HUGHES
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