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The Poetry Archive: "I, Too" by Langston Hughes Unit Plan

The Poetry Archive: "I, Too" by Langston Hughes Unit Plan

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The Poetry Archive: "I, Too" by Langston Hughes

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From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, by permission of David Higham Associates, a recording from The Dream Keeper and Other Poems and a written version of "I, Too", written by Langston Hughes are provided on this site. Multiple links to Langston Hughes, his writings, and poetry analysis are also included on this site.

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analyzing poetry, poem, poetic analysis, "i, too", harlem renaissance, harlem, new york, the collected poems of langston hughes, the poetry archive: "i, too" by langston hughes

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9th - 10th

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English Language Arts

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