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They say that Illinois is the land of Lincoln And that Springfield is the heart of that land. They say that Lincoln was ugly, morose and awkward And that despite his character flaws he should be honored For keeping the country together For freeing Africans from chattel slavery. They say, they say, they say Until…
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For Women and the Nation: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria: I’ve started reading this already but have been interrupted by other reading interludes: A Thousand Splendid Suns; Something Torn and New; I, Alex Cross; The Epic of Askia Mohammed; Our Sister Killjoy. I’ll be discussing some of them in later posts as they do fit the…
Tichaona Chinyelu 