Robert L. Hill
Robert Lee Hill (June 8, 1892 – ?) was an African American sharecropper from eastern Arkansas and founder of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America.
Read more about Robert L. Hill: Early Life, Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America, Elaine Race Riot, National Association For The Advancement of Colored People
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a mother skunk with her column of kittens swills the garbage pail.
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