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I look at my own body With eyes no longer blind- And I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind.

Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes
Age: 66 †
Born: 1901
Born: February 1
Died: 1967
Died: May 22
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James Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes
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