“I, Too” by Langston Hughes (1925) I, too, sing America. I am the

“I, Too” by Langston Hughes (1925)

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.

SOURCE: Langston Hughes, "I, Too," Collected Poems by Langston Hughes (New

York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994).