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English citations of brack black (Dated African-American and Chinese)[ edit ]
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1851 Herman Melville , Moby Dick "When dis old brack man dies," said the negro slowly, changing his whole air and demeanor, "he hisself won't go nowhere; but some bressed angel will come and fetch him."
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1861 Metta Victoria Fuller Victor , Maum Guinea and Her Plantation “children”, Or, Holiday-week on a Louisiana Estate , page 178 :White blood proud and ‘vengeful - brack blood warm and kind.
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2010 Finding Oliver: A story of adventure and self discovery :You go in croset (closet ) here and reave (leave ) your work croes (clothes ) in there. You have no brack shoes?
