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Elizabeth Alexander will deliver a poem at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

Elizabeth Alexander will deliver a poem at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

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Last semester, Elizabeth Alexander ’84 introduced the presidential race into the curriculum for her African American Studies course “Freedom and Identity in Black Cultures.” She added President-elect Barack Obama’s book, “Dreams from My Father,” to her syllabus and invited guest lecturers to speak about the significance of race. And then Obama won.

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