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Audre Lorde
1934 –
1992

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From The Black Unicorn (W. W. Norton, 1978).

Audre Lorde
Photo credit: Elsa Dorfman

Poet, essayist, and novelist Audre Lorde was born on February 18, 1934,

About Audre Lorde
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Black History Month
Women's History Month
Themes
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Incarceration
Rebellion

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