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Wear it Like a banner For the proud? Not like a shroud.
Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes
Age: 66 †
Born: 1901
Born: February 1
Died: 1967
Died: May 22
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Misery is when you heard on the radio that the neighborhood you live in is a slum but you always thought it was home.
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