Skanky Bogan (11/26/2007 9:23:00 PM)
harden up and get a real job |
Kia Jones (6/4/2007 12:19:00 PM)
when i saw this poem i fell in love with it, i knew i just had to recite this poem to my english class. |
Tierra B. (4/4/2007 2:54:00 PM)
me being a person of color we don't get 2 read many poems like this everthing now is about rump shackin and cruelty and 2 know about the harlem renacennce with langston billie holliday and 2 know how much we suffered 2 get this far is so amazing 2 me that is y I love poetry it is an escape from all this mess that is why i love this poem! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! : -) |
Sarah Perkins (12/19/2006 2:28:00 PM)
This poem really cuts to the message of the oppression, and the cruelty that the black race has had to suffer. I think that this poem has a triumphant voice, showing that there is hope to overcome the tragedy of the past. Love it! |
Connie Robinson (8/10/2006 8:47:00 PM)
we need more stories like these to let black children kno how hard our ancestors suffered |
Langston Hughes
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