But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There’s a song that says, “the time ain’t long.” That song is right. Something has got to change in America-and change soon. We must help that change to come.
LANGSTON HUGHESLet the rain sing you a lullaby.
More Langston Hughes Quotes
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I wish the rent Was heaven sent.
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Books -where if people suffered, they suffered in beautiful language, not in monosyllables.
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The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.
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Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe.
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Folks, I’m telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean- so get yourself a little loving in between.
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I stay cool, and dig all jive, That’s the way I stay alive. My motto, as I live and learn, is Dig and be dug In return.
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The depression brought everybody down a peg or two. And the Negroes had but few pegs to fall.
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That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes.
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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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Keep your hand on the plow. Hold on.
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If you want to honor me, give some young boy or girl who’s coming along trying to create arts and write and compose and sing and act and paint and dance and make something out of the beauties of the Negro race-give that child some help.
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A dream deferred is a dream denied.
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Money and art are far apart.
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Whiskey just naturally likes me but beer likes me better.
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Good morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.
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