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The Negro Speaks of Rivers

“My soul has grown deep like the rivers.” Written when he was just 17, this Langston Hughes classic traces Black history from the Euphrates to the Mississippi.

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  • A black and white photograph of a young Langston Hughes. He is handsome and youthful, wearing a suit and tie, looking slightly to the side.
  • A black and white portrait of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. He is wearing a formal suit and looking directly at the camera with a serious, intense expression.