'Let America Be America' By Langston Hughes

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“Let America Be America” The Let America Be America by Langston Hughes. The poem about of the “American dream never be America”. His write a poem inside something most powerfully words “America was never America”. He doesn’t believe in freedom and liability. He said everybody hope positive because America can be a “Great and Love America” American peoples power is very strong and he challenged for who’s control the opportunities and power. America is a biggest welcome in a New York In “liberty of America”. He said this government is always welcome to immigrant visa means this liberty is always welcomes in America. peoples said this government is good because lower class peoples

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