The bean eaters /
Brooks, Gwendolyn,1917-2000,author.
"Some of these poems were first published in Harper's magazine, Poetry, and Voices"--Opposite of title page.
In honor of David Anderson Brooks, my father, July 30, 1883-November 21, 1959 -- The explorer -- My little 'bout-town gal -- Strong men, riding horses -- The bean eaters -- We real cool -- Old Mary -- A Bronzeville mother loiters in Mississippi. Meanwhile, a Mississippi mother burns bacon -- The last quatrain of the ballad of Emmett Till -- Mrs. Small -- Jessie Mitchell's mother -- The Chicago defender sends a man to Little Rock -- The lovers of the poor.
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Bean eaters.