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,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,AN E>LY DEA? KEPT ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN FROM F9I%+ ! TWO-VOLUME ACC\NT ( ,ROB]T ,DUPRE'S =EBE>S :O LIV$ ON ! ,/RAIT & 9 ! SURR\ND+ WOODL&S4 ,9 BO? VOLUMES1 0,BOOK ( ,OB5ABI4 ,HIS ,SONGS0 & 0,BOOK ( ,ROB]T ,DUPRE4 ,HIS ,TALES10 N>RATORS REC\NT FAMILI> HI/ORIC EV5TS AS 9DIVIDUALS 9DIG5\S TO ! REGION MI<T HAVE EXP]I5C$ !M4 

,FR$Y 9T5D$ TO PRES5T ,! ,/RAIT AS TEXTS WRITT5 D[N BY ,OB5ABI'S NEPHEW1 ,ROB]T ,DUPRE1 9 ! #a#h#eS4 ,9 #ahea ,OB5ABI PRESUMABLY TOLD 7OR SANG7 HIS N>RATIVE TO ,DUPRE 9 ,DETROIT'S PRISON HOSPITAL1 UNCLE & NEPHEW HAV+ BE5 JAIL$ AS CONSPIRATORS :O OPPOS$ CON/RUCTION ( A RAILROAD ACROSS ,MI*IGAN4 

,9 ADDITION TO ,OB5ABI'S SONGS1 ,ROB]T ,DUPRE WAS TO BE CR$IT$ ) PRES]V+ ! TALES ( HIS AUNT ,WABNOKWE4 ,?IS HI/ORY PURPORTS TO BE BAS$ ON J\RNALS ,OB5ABI'S SI/] KEPT ?R\<\T H] LIFE1 & IT CON/ITUTES ,BOOK ,I,I ( ,! ,/RAIT4 ,AS A ,FR5*-SPEAK+ RESID5T ( ,DETROIT1 ,DUPRE WROTE BO? N>RATIVES 9 ,FR5*4 

,FR$Y PLANN$ TO PRES5T HIMSELF AS ! TRANSLATOR ( ,DUPRE'S MANUSCRIPTS4 ,HIS O/5SIBLE L9K TO ! TEXT WAS ?R\< ,T$ ,NASIBU1 A TW5TIE?-C5TURY 0REMEMB]]0 :O WAS A FELL[-PR9T] AT ! ,DETROIT ,PR9T+ ,CO-OP ON ,MI*IGAN ,AV5UE4 ,BO? ,T$ & HIS FRI5D ,TISSIE APPE> 9 AN E>LI] ,BLACK @& ,R$ PUBLICATION1 ,LETT]S ( ,9SURG5TS4 ,?R\< ,TISSIE1 ,T$ BECAME ACQUA9T$ ) ,ROB]T ,AVIS1 ,TISSIE'S C\S9 & ,DUPRE'S GREAT-GR&SON4 

,! ,PROLOGUE SITUATES ,AVIS 9 A HOSPITAL B$ 9 #a#i#h#d4 ,! SURR\ND+S COMB9$ ) HIS ANGUI% TRANSPORT HIM TO HIS GREAT-GR&FA!R'S SIDE AS ! LATT] LI/5S TO HIS UNCLE ,OB5ABI 9 #a#h#e#a4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,*APT] #a1 ,OB5ABI1 :O ALSO C>RIES ! NAME ,JACOB ,BURR-NET1 IS REC\NT+ ! EXP]I5CES ( HIS ?IRTY-SECOND YE>1 EV5TS :I* OCCURR$ 9 #a#h#b#f4 

,?IS VOLUME ( ,! ,/RAIT WAS ESS5TIALLY COMPLETE AT ! TIME ( ,FR$Y'S DEA? 9 #aihe BUT A FEW M9OR *ANGES W]E APPROPRIATE4 ,9 ,*APT] #i1 ,I US$ ,FR$Y'S \TL9E TO WRITE SOME MISS+ P>AGRAPHS4 ,A FEW 9CONSI/ANCIES REMA91 BUT ,I HOPE !Y >E M9OR4 

,) SOME MISGIV+S1 ,I HAVE ADD$ ! *RONOLOGICAL DATES ON ! RI<T-H& PAGES4 ,AL?\< EA* PAGE ( ,FR$Y'S MANUSCRIPT M5TIONS ! YE> 9 :I* ! EV5TS OCCURR$1 ,I D\BT ?AT HE PLANN$ TO 9CLUDE !M :5 PUBLI%+ ! BOOK4 ,I FEEL !Y AID ! READ] 9 SITUAT+ ! /ORY SO HAVE RETA9$ !M4 

,FR$Y DID 9T5D TO APP5D A GLOSS>Y1 BUT ! RUDIM5T>Y ONE PROVID$ H]E IS M9E1 NOT HIS4 

,JOHN ,RICKLEFS DESIGN$ ! COV]4 

,! PHOTOS >E BY ,FRANK ,JACKSON4 

,LORRA9E ,P]LMAN ,M>* #aihh 

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