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  2. Karla Ortiz, the daughter of undocumented parents, impresses ...

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    Karla Ortiz, the daughter of undocumented parents, impresses crowd at DNC with heartfelt speech. Nathan Giannini. Updated July 26, 2016 at 5:50 AM. 11-yr-old Karla Ortiz on why Clinton should win.

  3. Rita Dove - Wikipedia

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    Rita Dove was born in Akron, Ohio, to Ray Dove, one of the first African-American chemists to work in the U.S. tire industry (as a research chemist at Goodyear), and Elvira Hord, who achieved honors in high school and would share her passion for reading with her daughter.

  4. Anne Sexton - Wikipedia

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    His poem "Heart's Needle" proved inspirational for her in its theme of separation from his three-year-old daughter. [8] Sexton first read the poem at a time when her own young daughter was living with her mother-in-law. She, in turn, wrote "The Double Image", a poem which explores the multi-generational relationship between mother and daughter.

  5. I Have a Dream - Wikipedia

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    After the Washington, D.C. March, a recording of King's Cobo Hall speech was released by Detroit's Gordy Records as an LP entitled The Great March To Freedom. [24] The March on Washington Speech, known as "I Have a Dream Speech", has been shown to have had several versions, written at several different times. [25]

  6. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral - Wikipedia

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    Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England (published 1 September 1773) is a collection of 39 poems written by Phillis Wheatley, the first professional African-American woman poet in America and the first African-American woman whose writings were published.

  7. Poetry from Daily Life: A poem influenced MLK's 'Dream ... - AOL

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    But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 March on Washington.

  8. Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech: Full text - AOL

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    The days event's included speeches from the likes of John Lewis, a civil rights activist who currently serves as a U.S. congressman more than 50 years later, Mrs. Medgar Evers, whose husband had ...

  9. Nikki Giovanni - Wikipedia

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    Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. [1] [2] (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024) was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, [2] her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature.