When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write about Langston Hughes. I felt as if I was the only black dude who didn't like Langston Hughes. He didn't seem as dark and layered as someone like Flannery O'Connor.
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When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write
When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write
When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write
When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write
When I was in high school, I remember writing a research paper, and the teacher said I should write
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