I swear to the Lord
I still can't see
Why Democracy means
Everybody but me.

Langston Hughes

The Black Man Speaks

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Topic

Jim Crow Black experience

Author

Langston Hughes

Source

The Black Man Speaks

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Black poet Poet Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hughes, Langston. "The Black Man Speaks." Jim Crow’s Last Stand. Negro Publications Society of America, 1943, I. 1.

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Source
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Time
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Citation

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