I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread. Freedom Is a strong seed. Planted In a great need. I live here, too. I want freedom. Just as you.

Harlem Renaissance poet

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From his poem 'Democracy,' advocating for immediate freedom and equality, rejecting patience and deferred promises.

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1949

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47743/democracy-56d229e1c15c8

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