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I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--
I, too, am America.
Langston Hughes
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Luke Johnson
(12/17/2009 6:37:00 PM) |
What makes Langston great is not the things he says(which are usually overtly simplistic) , but the things he said during the time period in which he lived.
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Han Feifei
(12/28/2008 7:23:00 AM) |
love it, and I will keep it in my heart
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Cynthia Cathcart
(11/10/2008 8:57:00 PM) |
This poem is especially relevant given the recent election in America. Absolutely prescient. Langston Hughes was a prophet.
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Guest Guest
(9/17/2008 2:21:00 AM) |
In this poem Hughes makes America a society that is fit for all people and will one day be totally colorblind.
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Chaotic Life -Curly M.
(6/13/2008 2:59:00 PM) |
i just love this poem
i had to read it in class and analyze it and i like it
good job Langston Hughes! ! =)
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Wre Rabaca
(4/20/2008 5:35:00 PM) |
Amazingly written to inspire anyone and tells them that you are who you are.
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Dimitri Boukas
(3/16/2008 11:13:00 PM) |
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. I LOVE THIS POEM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. IT IS SO AWE INSPIRING. WALT whit amn has really made me think abou tmy future
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