It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

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It would be nice to forget history, but we do it at our peril.

Lucille Clifton

2007

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Learning from the past History

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Interview Magazine

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2007

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Lucille Clifton

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Clifton, Lucille. "The Healing World of Lucille Clifton." Interviewed by Jacqueline Jones Lamon. Mosaic Magazine, 28 Aug. 2012.

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