One Way Ticket
By Langston Hughes
I pick up my life,
And take it with me,
And I put it down in
Chicago, Detroit,
Buffalo, Scranton,
Any place that is
North and East,
And not Dixie.Paragraph 3 0![]()
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Dec 9He doesn’t want to go to anyplace that are in the south and east.
Dec 9he does not want to be in the south or the east
I pick up my life
And take it on the train,
To Los Angeles, Bakersfield,
Seattle, Oakland, Salt Lake
Any place that is
North and West,
And not South.Paragraph 4 0![]()
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Dec 9People in the south don’t want black humans because they get treat like slaves. Black people just want everyone to be treat the same.
I am fed up
With Jim Crow laws,
People who are cruel
And afraid,
Who lynch and run,
Who are scared of me
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Dec 9people really don’t care what they do to black people. For ex:when you told to get out of your house and then they just kill you and the judge say that nothing happen.
I pick up my life
And take it away
On a one-way ticket-
Gone up North
Gone out West
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Dec 9Mr Jose Hernandez Mr Jose Hernandez : He finally found the place where he could be because everyone get treat the same way it really doesn't matter if you black or white. moreWhen he say there one-way-ticket it mean he never coming back to that place.
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