I, Too, sing America by Langston Hughes
I, Too, sing America by Langston Hughes

I, Too, sing America

Langston Hughes * Track #85 On Emily Dickinson

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I, Too, sing America by Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes
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This poem was written to chronicle the struggle of African-Americans to demonstrate how they, too, are Americans. The color of their skin doesn’t make them any less of a citizen than whites. He sings America just like someone else would sing the national anthem; with pride and patriotism. Hughes wa...

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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.

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