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110:, edited by Christopher C. De Santis and published by Oxford University Press in 2022, is a collection of speeches and conversational essays by, and interviews with, Langston Hughes. 504: 211: 101: 509: 153: 514: 84: 204: 332: 270: 46: 418: 284: 235: 197: 183: 494: 473: 324: 316: 461: 455: 437: 467: 410: 375: 367: 298: 90: 8: 499: 158: 57: 41:
and was revised and included in a small collection of Langston Hughes poems entitled
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Black Poets of the United States: From Paul Laurence Dunbar to Langston Hughes
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The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Gospel plays, operas, and later
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hoped for but never received. In his poem, Hughes represents not only
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The poem speaks of the American dream that never existed for the
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Let America Be America Again: Conversations with Langston Hughes
249: 24: 31:. It was originally published in the July 1936 issue of 505:Works originally published in Esquire (magazine) 486: 37:. The poem was republished in the 1937 issue of 205: 212: 198: 151: 487: 193: 145: 219: 83:The title of this poem was used by 13: 152:Halbfinger, David (June 1, 2004). 14: 526: 177: 27:written in 1935 by American poet 184:"Let America Be America Again" 132: 120: 1: 113: 278:Let America be America Again 21:Let America Be America Again 7: 333:Montage of a Dream Deferred 271:Come to the Waldorf Astoria 47:International Workers Order 10: 531: 419:The Sweet Flypaper of Life 285:Note on Commercial Theatre 236:The Negro Speaks of Rivers 102:2004 presidential campaign 74:economically disadvantaged 510:Poetry by Langston Hughes 448: 429: 402: 343: 308: 227: 515:African-American poetry 474:Langston Hughes Society 325:The Ways of White Folks 317:Fine Clothes to the Jew 462:Charles Henry Langston 456:Carrie Langston Hughes 186:full text on Poets.org 328:(short stories, 1934) 468:John Mercer Langston 411:Not Without Laughter 376:Tambourines to Glory 45:, published by the 159:The New York Times 482: 481: 70:African Americans 56:American and the 522: 299:Mississippi–1955 214: 207: 200: 191: 190: 171: 170: 168: 166: 149: 143: 136: 130: 124: 34:Esquire Magazine 530: 529: 525: 524: 523: 521: 520: 519: 485: 484: 483: 478: 444: 425: 398: 392:Jerico-Jim Crow 339: 304: 257:The Weary Blues 223: 221:Langston Hughes 218: 180: 175: 174: 164: 162: 150: 146: 137: 133: 125: 121: 116: 98:campaign slogan 78:minority groups 39:Kansas Magazine 29:Langston Hughes 17: 12: 11: 5: 528: 518: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 495:American poems 480: 479: 477: 476: 471: 465: 459: 452: 450: 446: 445: 443: 442: 438:Way Down South 433: 431: 427: 426: 424: 423: 415: 406: 404: 400: 399: 397: 396: 388: 384:Black Nativity 380: 372: 364: 356: 347: 345: 341: 340: 338: 337: 329: 321: 312: 310: 306: 305: 303: 302: 295: 288: 281: 274: 267: 260: 253: 246: 239: 231: 229: 225: 224: 217: 216: 209: 202: 194: 188: 187: 179: 178:External links 176: 173: 172: 144: 138:Wagner, Jean, 131: 118: 117: 115: 112: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 527: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 492: 490: 475: 472: 470:(great uncle) 469: 466: 464:(grandfather) 463: 460: 457: 454: 453: 451: 447: 440: 439: 435: 434: 432: 428: 421: 420: 416: 413: 412: 408: 407: 405: 401: 394: 393: 389: 386: 385: 381: 378: 377: 373: 370: 369: 365: 362: 361: 357: 354: 353: 349: 348: 346: 342: 335: 334: 330: 327: 326: 322: 320:(poems, 1927) 319: 318: 314: 313: 311: 307: 300: 296: 293: 289: 286: 282: 279: 275: 272: 268: 265: 261: 258: 254: 251: 247: 244: 243:Mother to Son 240: 237: 233: 232: 230: 226: 222: 215: 210: 208: 203: 201: 196: 195: 192: 185: 182: 181: 161: 160: 155: 148: 141: 135: 128: 123: 119: 111: 109: 105: 103: 99: 95: 92: 89: 88:United States 86: 81: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 50: 48: 44: 40: 36: 35: 30: 26: 22: 436: 417: 409: 390: 382: 374: 368:Street Scene 366: 358: 350: 336:(poems 1951) 331: 323: 315: 277: 163:. Retrieved 157: 147: 139: 134: 126: 122: 107: 106: 82: 72:, but other 51: 42: 38: 32: 20: 18: 309:Collections 64:that every 54:lower-class 500:1935 poems 489:Categories 114:References 94:John Kerry 85:Democratic 43:A New Song 352:Mule Bone 142:, p. 451. 80:as well. 66:immigrant 49:in 1938. 458:(mother) 301:" (1955) 294:" (1951) 287:" (1940) 280:" (1938) 273:" (1931) 266:" (1926) 259:" (1926) 252:" (1925) 245:" (1922) 238:" (1921) 129:, p. xv. 62:equality 449:Related 360:Mulatto 264:Pierrot 165:8 March 100:in his 91:senator 58:freedom 23:" is a 441:(1939) 422:(1955) 414:(1930) 403:Novels 395:(1964) 387:(1961) 379:(1956) 371:(1947) 363:(1935) 355:(1931) 292:Harlem 250:I, Too 430:Films 344:Plays 228:Poems 96:as a 167:2009 76:and 60:and 25:poem 16:Poem 491:: 156:. 104:. 297:" 290:" 283:" 276:" 269:" 262:" 255:" 248:" 241:" 234:" 213:e 206:t 199:v 169:. 19:"

Index

poem
Langston Hughes
Esquire Magazine
International Workers Order
lower-class
freedom
equality
immigrant
African Americans
economically disadvantaged
minority groups
Democratic
United States
senator
John Kerry
campaign slogan
2004 presidential campaign
"In Five Words by Langston Hughes, Kerry Aides Hear a Campaign Slogan"
The New York Times
"Let America Be America Again"
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e
Langston Hughes
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Mother to Son
I, Too
The Weary Blues
Pierrot
Come to the Waldorf Astoria

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