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The Collected Works of Langston Hughes | Langston Hughes

Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
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CBee

Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems | Langston Hughes

Thanks to @Karisa for introducing me to this poem. I‘ve read it over and over again this morning and also listened to James Earl Jones read it, plus this 🔥 video: https://youtu.be/AXz1wypzPS8?si=ouyKvgswv07T6CKB
Read it, listen to it, share it. And be in awe that this was written in 1935! Yet here we are. #readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub

CBee Entire poem: https://poets.org/poem/let-america-be-america-again 2w

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TheBookHippie 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 2w

Deblovestoread My first time, too. I‘ll be rereading regularly. Thanks, Cyd 💙 2w

Suet624 💕💕💕💕 2w

Amiable James Earl Jones reading it ?? YES, PLEASE 💙💙💙🙌🏼 2w

Sace ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙 Expecting your country to live up to its ideals *is* patriotic. Recognizing human dignity is What we should strive for. Thank you for this poem. 2w

Sace And the entire poem: *chef‘s kiss* 2w

AmyG Oooo James Earl Jones? Go Blue!!! He is a Michigan man….wolverine. 2w

AmyG As for the poem….amazing. 2w

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 I'm not crying.... 2w

CBee @Amiable yes! Look it up on YouTube. It‘s phenomenal. 2w

CBee @Sace yes, exactly ♥️ 2w

CBee @lil1inblue I cried a bit too ♥️ 2w

CBee @AmyG he was born in my home state. Morgan Freeman too! Both voices I could listen to all day ♥️ (edited) 2w

Chrissyreadit wow!! We are a country of very different ideals- built on the backs of people who have been damaged over and over again by the wealthy and elite. I am disgusted by the evil and corruption and anyone who thinks it is acceptable. I am in awe of the resilience and hope of so many marginalized communities. Thank you for sharing this! 2w

CBee @Chrissyreadit ♥️♥️♥️ 2w

Deblovestoread Video…AMAZING! 2w

dabbe Now THIS is the true MAGA that we can all get behind. A new go-to creed. Thanks, Cyd. 💙🤍♥️ 2w

CBee @Deblovestoread I got chills! 2w

CBee @dabbe yes it is ♥️♥️ 2w

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👏🏼🥲✊🏼🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲💝. 2w

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