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I want to die while you love me, While yet you hold me fair, While laughter lies upon my lips, And lights are in my hair.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
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Georgia Douglas Johnson
Died: 1966
Died: May 14
Civil Rights Advocate
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Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp Johnson
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