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Generations: A Memoir by Lucille Clifton

4.25

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Lucille Clifton’s memoir traces her family’s lineage from its African origins through the brutal legacy of American enslavement and into the complexities of modern life. Her writing compels readers to confront not only the intimate history of her family but which is the history of the nation itself.