1. Minority groups in late 19th century
In the poem, "We Wear the Mask," Paul Laurence Dunbar writes, "We wear the mask that that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks, and shades our eyes - This debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile." ... In the excerpt from Luci Tapahonso's narrative poem, "1864", the author writes, "Some were lured into surrendering by offers of food, clothes, and livestock." ...
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