I am a Negro:
Black as the night is black,
Black like the depths of my Africa.

Langston Hughes

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Topic

Black identity

Author

Langston Hughes

Source

Negro

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Declaration

Language

English

Time

1926 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Black poet Poet Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Hughes, Langston. "Negro." The Weary Blues. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926, I. 1.

Current Citation

Hughes, Langston. "Proem." The Weary Blues. Alfred A. Knopf, 2015, I. 1.

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Topic
Effects of racism Racism Black experience

Author

Countee Cullen
Source
Incident
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1925 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Cullen, Countee. "Incident." Color. Harper & Brothers, 1925, I. 5.

Current Citation

Cullen, Countee. "Incident." Countee Cullen: Collected Poems, edited by Major Jackson. Library of America, 2013, I. 5.