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Quotes from Abeng — Michelle Cliff

1946–2016

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In the beginning there had been two sisters-Nanny and Sekesu. Nanny fled slavery. Sekesu remained a slave. Some said this was the difference between the sisters.
It was believed that all island children were descended from one or the other. All island people were first cousins.

Abeng (1984)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michelle Cliff (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.