Thought for the Day

History is chasing you, America, like a mean dog, 

and the only way to get it off your back is to turn

around and stare it in the face.

~ Lucille Clifton

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Quoted from Lucille Clifton Reading, Department of English, University of Memphis, and River City Writers' Series, 1992-1993 Series

Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), American Poet, Children's Book Author