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And yet must be—the land where every man is free." That line comes from Langston Hughes' poem "Let America Be America Again," first published in Esquire in 1936. It's a long poem (which you can ...

Hughes’s bibliography is long and well worth your time and attention. To get you started, we’re focusing on 10 of the most powerful Langston Hughes poems. Consider this your introduction to ...

American poet Langston Hughes was driven by a curiosity to explore the culture of African peoples. Such curiosity took Hughes across the world. Three times, it took him to the breezy island nation ...