Composing a Life

Describe symbolism in Composing a Life by Mary Catherine Bateson

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Impatiens are a type of flower that was donated and planted on the Spelman Campus as a gift from The Cosby Show. Bateson often wondered if someone from The Cosby Show chose that flower as a symbol of the long, slow progress of civil rights in the United States.

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Composing a Life