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I thank my mother (Ma, you're only second cause you got the dedication), who used to make me write essays whenever I got into trouble, explaining exactly what I'd done and why I'd done it.
I thank my mother (Ma, you're only second cause you got the dedication), who used to make me write essays whenever I got into trouble, explaining exactly what I'd done and why I'd done it.
Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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- Approximate author period: c. 1975 AD · modern
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