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Lifetime: 1888 -

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J. Clarence Edwards

Books by J. Clarence Edwards

You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop Cover image

You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop

Poetry
Prejudice Poems Racism Society America Beliefs Verses Fortnightly United States

What if the most racist poem ever written was actually a satirical masterpiece? J. Clarence Edwards's "You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop" is one of the most controversial poems ever written. It is a virulently racist poem that targets Italian immigran...