Episode 46: "My People" by Langston Hughes

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English - November 06, 2021 00:00 - 33 seconds - 752 KB - ★★★★ - 1 rating
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"My People" by Langston Hughes
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Photograph Info:
Langston Hughes in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten
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The Poem:

My People

The night is beautiful,

So the faces of my people.The stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people.

Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.