Dream Variation

Dream Variation, poem by Langston Hughes, published in 1926 in The Weary Blues, his first poetry collection. The poem articulates the dream of African Americans as the speaker yearns for freedom and for acceptance in American society.

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Article Title: Dream Variation

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 02 December 2016

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Access Date: March 04, 2025