Comparison Of Let America Be America Again 'And A Dream Deferred'

Although the three poems, “Let America Be America Again”, “I, Too, Sing America”,and “A Dream Deferred” are written by the same poet, Langston Hughes, they portray different themes and moods. All three are written from the general perspective of African Americans who have lived through the time period of slavery and racial segregation. However, as the American society continued to evolve, the thoughts and feelings of African Americans began to evolve as well. “Let America Be Great Again”, written in 1935, was the first of the three poems. To start the poem Hughes expresses his longing for America to return to the America it used to be. He describes that America should be a nation with love and freedom and dreams, but in reality America is a