I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They…

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

Sourced

“I, Too, Sing America,” in the magazine Survey Graphic (March 1925); reprinted in Selected Poems (1959)

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