Let America Be America Again

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poem title political slogan

"Let America Be America Again" is a political slogan, drawn from a Langston Hughes poem, used to evoke themes of restoring American ideals and opportunity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem title ⓘ
political slogan ⓘ
associatedWith United States politics ⓘ
surface form: American politics

left-leaning political movements ⓘ
progressive political rhetoric ⓘ
callsFor democracy for all ⓘ
equality ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
critiques class inequality in the United States ⓘ
economic exploitation ⓘ
racism in the United States ⓘ
unfulfilled American promises ⓘ
evokes expansion of opportunity ⓘ
inclusion of marginalized groups ⓘ
restoration of American ideals ⓘ
hasAuthor Langston Hughes ⓘ
hasForm poem ⓘ
hasGenre political poetry ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPerspective Black American experience ⓘ
voice of the oppressed ⓘ
working-class viewpoint ⓘ
hasTheme American ideals ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
hope ⓘ
opportunity ⓘ
racial injustice ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
American Dream ⓘ
surface form: the American Dream
historicalContext Great Depression ⓘ
surface form: Great Depression era United States
influences contemporary political discourse ⓘ
medium text ⓘ
movementContext Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
quotedIn campaign materials ⓘ
political speeches ⓘ
titleOf poem by Langston Hughes ⓘ
usedAs political slogan ⓘ
usedTo contrast American ideals with reality ⓘ
frame reform agendas ⓘ
mobilize voters ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign → campaignSlogan → Let America Be America Again ⓘ
Langston Hughes → notableWork → Let America Be America Again ⓘ
I, Too → relatedWork → Let America Be America Again ⓘ
Langston Hughes → wrote → Let America Be America Again ⓘ