Langston Hughes quotes - page 3
You see, unfortunately, I am not black. There are lots of different kinds of blood in our family. But here in the United States, the word "Negro” is used to mean anyone who has any Negro blood at all in his veins. In Africa, the word is more pure. It means all Negro, therefore black. I am brown. My father was a darker brown. My mother an olive-yellow.
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Occupation: American Poet
Born: February 1, 1902
Died: May 22, 1967
Quotes count: 97
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