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Song: I Want a Witness

1972

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A hardcover book with printed paper bookjacket. The top half of the cover has red and black print on a cream-colored background. In the middle-right section of the cover, the face of a black man appears as a red moon against a brown sky. Below, a stand of black trees on a hill appear to be swaying in the wind. The title page is inscribed and signed by the author.

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Catalog reference: 2010.42.1

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