Black Man, 13th Floor (with annotations) 2

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seedsmen of me) lyin here waitin stoppin nothin but when them little sissy operators leap past 12 my mind whips out a pistol shot "THIRTEEN!" earcrackin every massa bound for 25 upsnatchin all thirteeners clustered black below-- Hotel Ameridemocratogrando crowdin m in with me bettin on my life squeezin out crawlin through some other stinkin middle passage-- makin brotherbreathin cool the floor of me gather it up 13th entire ashcakers together and move us away from the crash 1970 1970

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Poem written by Emanuel in 1970, typed with an extra sheet with annotations attached. (Page 2)

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  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    591 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 5 FOLDER 12 "Whole Grain and Later Poems of James A. Emanuel (Annotated by the Auhtor), draft, part I, 1995 (2 of 2)
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    1970