Merry-Go-Round Poem by Langston Hughes

Merry-Go-Round

Rating: 4.0


Where is the Jim Crow section
On this merry-go-round,
Mister, cause I want to ride?
Down South where I come from
White and colored
Can't sit side by side.
Down South on the train
There's a Jim Crow car.
On the bus we're put in the back—
But there ain't no back
To a merry-go-round!
Where's the horse
For a kid that's black?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ryan Thompson 24 July 2008

well this poem seems to show just how creul segrigation truly was to african american, my names ryan and i live in idaho so i haven meet many african americans but i know that they are part of america too i salute too my black brothers. O.o sorry for any mis-spelin'szis

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cucking funt 10 April 2019

*mispelling big brain

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Jesus Christ 15 February 2018

The fact that this kid has never met a black person is truly one of saddest things i have ever heard and his misspelling makes me wish I was lynched.

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teacher 24 June 2018

Jesus Christ: you WERE lynched, sort of

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Name 28 January 2021

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Jean Philippe 22 May 2018

Super poème j'adooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooore

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lol this is lol haha 30 January 2018

haha this is funny lol hahahaha

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lol this lol 30 January 2018

lol this is sad lol i like it it funny

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JAMES STERGAR 02 November 2018

YOUR SO F++++G LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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lolzzzzzz 03 December 2017

very meaningful and really expresses deep thoughts of the people

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