Langston Hughes — "I, too, sing America. I, too, am America."
I, too, sing America. I, too, am America.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Langston Hughes
"I would like to be a part of a world where people are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
"The night is beautiful, so the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, so the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people."
"I've been a victim of the white press, the black press, and the communist press."
"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. Nob…"
"I have been a stranger in a strange land."
Details
From his poem 'I, Too,' a powerful assertion of African American identity and belonging within the American narrative, directly challenging the exclusionary vision of Walt Whitman's 'I Hear America Singing.'
Date: 1926
WisdomVerification
Unverifiable
Found in 1 providers: gemini
1 source checked