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We a BaddDDD People

1970

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A compilation of poems written by Sonia Sanchez and published in 1970. The book is divided into three sections: Survival Poems, Love/Songs/Chants, and TCB/EN Poems. The font cover features a black and white illustration by Ademola Olugebefola. Text at the top reads: [Broadside Press $ 1.50 / We A BaddDDD People / -Sonia Sanchez]. Below the header is black and white drawing. This copy has a note from Sanchez in 1972. The back of the cover has a black and white photograph of Sanchez.

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Catalog reference: 2012.22.12

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