Carolina QuotesYou may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Still I Rise" - Full text online at poets.org
- work
- And Still I Rise (1978)
- year
- 1978
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“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted l…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-25E6399C08. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/25e6399c08
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