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Yes, drifting, drifting; and I thought that life, When nearing death is like the sunset sky And death is but the slow, sure drifting in, To rest far more securely, by and by.

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Prejudice, the floating wreckage of chattel slavery, rises ever to the surface of the turbulent waters of a Nation's life, obstructing each best attempt toward a safe course to its highest citizenship.

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Olivia Ward Bush-Banks

Olivia Ward Bush-Banks

Born: May 23, 1869

Died: 1944 (aged 74)

Bio: Olivia Ward Bush-Banks was an American author, poet and journalist of African-American and Montaukett Native American descent. Ward celebrated both of her heritages in her poetry and writing.

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