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id: A Lesson Before Dying
date: '2026-11-05'
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title: A Lesson Before Dying
author:
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year: 1993
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  - dignity
description: In segregated 1940s Louisiana, a teacher visits a young Black man wrongly condemned to death, and their encounters confront dignity, responsibility, and community.
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Source: [ribbonedby’s reading recommendations](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DfVM_QCohH6/), creator’s caption.

Bibliography: [book reference](https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/nea-big-read/lesson-dying).