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Carol Williams Curtis was born in Oakland, California
on January 18, 1945. This poem was borne out of watching
a documentary about the African Burial Grounds in New
York. It described the remains of some of the people buried
there. There were little children, and a young man whose
teeth were carved in a style indicating that he was probably
a royal prince. He was shot in the back. This told me
that perhaps these individuals were newly captured and
had resisted their status as slaves. In a strange country,
among strange people, they knew who they were.
Poem By Carol Williams Curtis:
Up From Dusty Graves |
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