Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods … - Langston Hughes

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We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.

Langston Hughes

Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made. -

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A world I dream where black or white, whatever race you be, will share the bounties of the earth and every man is free

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I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?

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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. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then. Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed-- I, too, am America.

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