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I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that’s in my mind.

Langston Hughes

The depression brought everybody down a peg or two. And the Negroes had but few pegs to fall.
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Alcohol Depression Fall
There’s a certain amount of traveling in a dream deferred.
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Dreams Lost Travel
We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they aren?t it doesn?t matter.
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Artist Creation Darkness Expression Happiness People Skin White Young
Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory.
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Death Grave Man Peace Victory
I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa.
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Black Identity Myself Personality
I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.
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Discover Life Yourself
It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been.
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Country Goodness Myself People Race
Go home and write / a page tonight. / And let that page come out of you – / Then, it will be true.
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Home Page Poet True Writing Yourself
I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread.
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Course Death Freedom Live Myself People
One of the great difficulties about being a member of a minority race is that so many kindhearted, well-meaning bores gather around to help.
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Difficult Greatness Help Minority Race
I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?
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Beautiful Goodness Kind Myself Wait World
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Head Kiss Rain Sing Yourself
Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.
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Best Friendship Morning Myself Togetherness
The rhythm of life is a jazz rhythm
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Life Music One Liner Rhythm
Keep your hand on the plow. Hold on.
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Hands Hold On Yourself
Words Like Freedom There are words like Freedom Sweet and wonderful to say. On my heartstrings freedom sings All day everyday. There are words like Liberty That almost make me cry. If you had known what I know You would know why.
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Freedom Heart Myself Sing Wonderful Word

I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that’s in my mind.

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I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that’s in my mind.

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