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I, Too, Am America
by Langston Hughes
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Ages: 6+
Published: 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-4424-2008-3
Keywords: African Americans, Diversity
Expressive, mixed-media illustrations bring Langston Hughes' assertion of a hopeful future for African Americans to life. A short essay by Collier explains the Pullman porter subplot of his illustrations.