 But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on. And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.  I Can Make a Difference: A Treasury to Inspire Our Childrenpor Marian Wright Edelman - 2005 - 112 páginasSin vista previa disponible - Acerca de este libro
 | 1972 - 272 páginas
...successful or not, the right to choose is essential in the quest for equal opportunity. Derrick A. Bell, Jr. Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had...up, And places with no carpet on the floor — Bare. . . . Langston Hughes The opening lines of Hughes' famous poem, "Mother to Son," convey a sense of... | |
 | Janice E. Hale - 1982 - 242 páginas
...are lacking (p. 316). 110 Six Afro- American Roots: Interviews With Grandmothers Mother to Son We//, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal...And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floorBare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' On, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And... | |
 | Peggy Caton - 1987 - 252 páginas
...poem by a black poet expresses in its lament some of the strength and determination of black women: Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no...splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpets on the floor— Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on And reachin' landin's And turnin'... | |
 | Wayne Bergthor Arnason - 1989 - 114 páginas
...Black night, black as a Spanish veil There is no solace for my travail. — Janet Harvey, c. 1979. Mother to Son Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me...And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floorBare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' comers, And... | |
 | Lucius Jefferson Barker - 1990 - 292 páginas
...organizations, can do this may well determine the future of black politics in Chicago for many years to come. Well, son, I'll Tell you Life for me ain't been no...splinters. And boards torn up, And places with no carpets on the floor — Bare. But all the time I's been climing on And reachin' landin's, And turnin'... | |
 | Martha Minow - 1990 - 428 páginas
...ever be totally satisfied because knowledge is also an endless spiral. — Albert Memmi, Dependence Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor — Bare.... | |
 | Martin Luther King - 1992 - 716 páginas
...progress to this new and noble and marvelous land. Langston Hughes said something very beautiful in "Mother to Son." Well son, I'll tell you Life for...ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, splinters, Boards torn up, places with no carpets on the floors, bare! But all the time, I'se been... | |
 | Cecil Gray - 1994 - 136 páginas
...My heart with white and blue pennons of love 35 And give to you. Mother to Son Längsten Hughes USA Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no...crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, 5 And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin'... | |
 | Cary D. Wintz - 1996 - 522 páginas
.... who knows? Dance today!" Or perhaps, if reality should be the keynote, poignant reality? Poverty? •Well. son. I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been...splinters. And boards torn up. And places with no carpel on the floor — Bare. — from "Mother to Son." Or we might note the most menial services,... | |
 | Roy L. BROOKS, Roy L Brooks - 2009 - 364 páginas
...black folks get pneumonia." Langston Hughes's famous poem "Mother to Son" reflects on "the system": "Well, son, I'll tell you: / Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. / It's had tacks in it, / ... But all the time / I'se been a-climbin' on, / ... So boy, don't you turn back."28 "Mother to... | |
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