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I, Too

Langston Hughes · 1926

1I, too, sing America.

2I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong.

3Tomorrow, I'll sit at the table When company comes. Nobody'll dare Say to me, "Eat in the kitchen," Then.

4Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed,—

5I, too, am America.