Pastel drawing of Langston Hughes by Winold Reiss

I tire so of hearing people say,
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when I’m dead.
I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread.

Langston Hughes penned these words in the turmoil of World War II.  Freedom from slavery was a legal reality for African Americans.  Equality was not.

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