Social Commentaries
Near White
From Color (1925)
Social Commentaries
Ambiguous of race they stand,
By one disowned, scorned of another,
Not knowing where to stretch a hand,
And cry, “My sister” or “My brother.”
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “Near White.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/9/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “Near White.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/9/.
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