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Georgia Douglas Johnson
1880-1966

 
"Old Black Men"

 

They have dreamed as young men dream
      Of glory, love and power;
They have hoped as youth will hope
      Of life’s sun-minted hour.

They have seen as other saw
      Their bubbles burst in air,
And they have learned to live it down
      As though they did not care.

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