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Words Like FreedomThere are words like FreedomSweet and wonderful to say. On my heartstrings freedom sings All day everyday. There are words like LibertyThat almost make me cry. If you had known what I know You would know why.Langston Hughes
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Question and AnswerDurban, Birmingham, Cape Town, Alabama, Johannesburg, Watts, The earth around Struggling, fighting, Dying--for what? A world to gain. Groping, hoping, Waiting--for what? A world to gain. Dreams kicked asunder, Why not go under? There's a world to gain. But suppose I don't want it, Why take it? To remake it.Langston Hughes
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OppressionNow dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers. In some lands Dark night And cold steel Prevail-- But the dream Will come back, And the song Break Its jail.Langston Hughes