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opposed a cotton tax that he thought was hurtful to small and especially black farmers

Zahra sees the world in vivid color

After Zaila Avant-garde became the first African American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021

fill us with pride of a faraway home

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Monument 14 Cover:Paperback opposed a cotton tax thatYour mother hollers that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course notyou launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner. Only, if it's the last time you'll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you'd stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus. But the bus was