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The phrase comes from the first line of a Langston Hughes poem, "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" The play includes characters who are all struggling with deferred dreams. Read the whole poem here: http://www.cswnet.com/~menamc/langston.htm
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