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"They [the police] learned something from them Harlem riots. They used to beat your head right in public, but now they only beat it after they get you down to the station house."

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About Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist, and playwright associated with the Harlem Renaissance. His work helped define modern African American literature in the twentieth century.

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