Carolina QuotesLeaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.
Maya Angelou Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Still I Rise"
- work
- And Still I Rise (1978)
- year
- 1978
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“Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybr…” Maya Angelou. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-E70D499BAE. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/e70d499bae
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