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Picture book · Children

My People

written by Langston Hughes, illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr.

40 pages · 2009

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Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribute to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Smith interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today.

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