Open Letter 8

[TonyB06]

On the eve of the Obama Presidency, and the expansion of the country, Langston's noise seems appropriate:


I, Too, Sing America


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 Iam

And be ashamed--I, too, am America.