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Ida Bae Wells
Langston Hughes was the first black literary writer I’d ever been assigned. It was high school, and his very short poem, “A Dream Deferred,” but it made me realize something was out there that I didn’t know. I checked out several of his short story books. I was transformed.
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drwatson 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @nhannahjones
In third grade I recited Hughes’ ‘Mother to Son’ in honor of Black History Month. I still remember it : Well, son, I’ll tell you Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare.
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drwatson 1. velj
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But all the time I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners, And sometimes goin’ in the dark Where there ain’t been no light. So boy, don’t you turn back. Don’t you set down on the steps ’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard. Don’t you fall now— 2/3
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black bill laimbeer 1. velj
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My dad made me read "The Ways of the White Folks" when I entered 8th grade. To this day I'm still amazed at The deft storytelling and understanding of the black experience.
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Ida Bae Wells 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @Call_me_Crennan
To this day it’s my favorite book of short stories.
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tk harris 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @nhannahjones
Short stories?? I thought I knew Langston Hughes' body if work. Def going to have to look for those collections.
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Ida Bae Wells 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @AmBoDe33
Start with the Ways of White Folks.
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Andrew Fleischman 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @nhannahjones
I'm sure you know this, but I only just learned that his great-uncle was the first black American congressman.
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katydid26.2 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @nhannahjones
My 88 year old parents graduated from a “colored” high school. They would often recite his poetry when I was growing up. Essential high school English.
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Sharon Hoffmann 1. velj
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For me in junior high, it was The Dreamkeeper. Langston was almost a holy person to me then.
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Anne C. Bailey Recent book: The Weeping Time 1. velj
Odgovor korisniku/ci @SharonH1892 @nhannahjones
For me it was Sula by Morrison. And anything by James Baldwin.
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