But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can…

Langston Hughes
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But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, the time ain't long. That song is right. Something has got to change in America-and change soon. We must help that change to come. ✨ Langston Hughes (2002). The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: Essays on art, race, politics, and world affairs, p.133, University of Missouri Press
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