"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes (1935)(poets.org)
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"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes (1935)
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Nice summation of opposing forces in society, holding out hope for a future that only gradually comes into being.
Moving and prophetic.. even today and probably tomorrow.
Beautiful.
It's funny that your most popular symbol is the Statue of Liberty.