We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on…

We Negro writers, just by being black, have been on the blacklist all our lives… Censorship for us begins at the color line.

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Dream within a dream,
Our dream deferred.
Good morning, daddy!
Ain’t you heard? - View Quote Details on Dream within a dream,
Our dream deferred.
Good morning, daddy!…
You talk like they
don’t kick dreams
around downtown. - View Quote Details on You talk like they
don’t kick dreams
around downtown.
The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer stopped playing and went to bed
While the Weary Blues echoed through his head.
He slept like a rock or a man that’s dead. - View Quote Details on The stars went out and so did the moon.
The singer…
Daddy, daddy, daddy,
All I want is you.
You can have me, baby —
but my lovin’ days is through.
A certain amount
of impotence
in a dream deferred. - View Quote Details on Daddy, daddy, daddy,
All I want is you.
You can…
No woman can be handsome by the force of features alone, any more that she can be witty by only the help of speech. - View Quote Details on No woman can be handsome by the force of features…
The instructor said, - View Quote Details on The instructor said,
O, let America be America again —
The land that never has been yet —
And yet must be — the land where every man is free. - View Quote Details on O, let America be America again —
The land that…
While over Alabama earth
These words are gently spoken:
Serve — and hate will die unborn.
Love — and chains are broken. - View Quote Details on While over Alabama earth
These words are gently spoken:
Serve — and…
Good evening, daddy
I know you’ve heard
The boogie-woogie rumble
Of a dream deferred - View Quote Details on Good evening, daddy
I know you’ve heard
The boogie-woogie rumble…
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you. - View Quote Details on Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and…