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One of the great difficulties about being a member of a minority race is that so many kindhearted, well-meaning bores gather around to help.
Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes
Age: 66 †
Born: 1901
Born: February 1
Died: 1967
Died: May 22
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Though you may hear me holler, And you may see me cry-- I'll be dogged, sweet baby, If you gonna see me die.
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The depression brought everybody down a peg or two. And the Negroes had but few pegs to fall.
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I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied.
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Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.
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Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on
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