Poem by Langston Hughes

I, Too

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.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

1. Madam's Past History
2. Ennui
3. Genius Child
4. Sea Calm
5. To Artina

Ella Wilcox I, Too ("I saw fond lovers in that glow")

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