Hunter-Gault: The Caged Bird

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Being one of the first African American students to attend the University of Georgia was not easy, but she thought for what she believed it because she had something no one can take away from her, dream. Hunter-Gault was given opportunity the Caged Bird always hope for, the opportunity came with obstacle. it was a challenge, but hunter-Gault learned one important message, don't let anything get in the way of your dreams. things can be taken from you and each day she attended the University was another day she was closer to the end of the maze.

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