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We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives. Censorship for us begins at the color line.

Langston Hughes

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Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
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Hard Time Life Myself Struggle
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
Let America be America, where equality is in the air we breathe.
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Breathe Country Equality
Money and art are far apart.
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Art Money One Liner
A picture, to be an interesting picture, must be more than a picture, otherwise it is only a reproduction of an object, and not an object of value in itself.
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Interest Object Photograph Reproduction Value
Love is a naked shadow, On a gnarled and naked tree.
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Love Naked Shadow Tree Yourself
Road’s in front o’ me, Nothin’ to do but walk.
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Myself Road Walk
Everything there is but lovin’ leaves a rust on your old soul.
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Leaving Love Old Soul Yourself
I do not want no pretty woman. First thing you know, you fall in love with her-then you got to kill somebody about her. She’ll make you so jealous, you’ll bust!
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Fall In Love Herself Jealous Woman Yourself
LIBERTY! FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY! True anyhow no matter how many Liars use those words.
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Democracy Freedom Liberty True Word
There’s a certain amount of traveling in a dream deferred.
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Dreams Lost Travel
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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Alive Learning Myself Return Stay
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.
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Laughter Yourself
If the government can set aside some spot for a elk to be a elk without being bothered, or a buffalo to be a buffalo without being shot down, there ought to be some place where a Negro can be a Negro without being Jim Crowed.
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Animal Be Yourself Equality Government Oppression Place Safety
We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.
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Build Freedom Mountain Ourselves Stand Strong Temple
Gather up In the arms of your love—Those who expect No love from above.
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Expectation Love Yourself

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