“
O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath —
America will be!
— Langston Hughes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "O, yes,
I say it plain,
America never was America to me,
And yet I swear this oath —
America will be!" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.
About Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.
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