I Too Sing America Essay
“I, Too Sing America” is a poem by Langston Hughes about racial equality. All humans are created equal and should not be put down because of race. I intend to analyze what the poem is saying about racial equality, how we haven’t really come a long way in racial equality, and how Hughes wanted freedom. Langston Hughes talks about how “they” send him to the kitchen to eat in the kitchen to eat and how tomorrow nobody will dare tell him to eat in the kitchen. Back then people only ate in the kitchen, and if you were sent to the kitchen it meant you were not important or you were lesser than the people around you. The dining room is the place that people will see so people would try to hide or shame black people away from them because they were
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delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech, a call for the end of racial discrimination in the US. The march wasn’t just about jobs and freedom it also was about fair wages, equal opportunity, and decent housing. Even with the progress since the civil rights era, disparities between whites and minorities persist today. During the past 30 years the homeownership rate for whites has consistently outpaced blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups. The total net worth for white homeowners is 2.5 times higher than that of black homeowners and 2.8 times higher than Hispanic homeowners. While we may not see racism as much outside of our homes than what it was it still very much exists just not in a verbal way. “Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes. Nobody’ll dare say to me “eat in the kitchen,” then.” When Hughes said he wanted racial equality he said we will get there one day, we may think that we have already got there, but we haven’t and we have a long way to go. In "I, Too, Sing America," freedom is the big goal. By refusing to buckle under pressure of slavery and oppression, the speaker moves closer and closer towards freedom and racial equality. There's something to be said for mental freedom, too – the speaker firmly believes that he and his race is equal to white Americans. Though he is treated poorly, he knows his value and won’t think of himself any
delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech, a call for the end of racial discrimination in the US. The march wasn’t just about jobs and freedom it also was about fair wages, equal opportunity, and decent housing. Even with the progress since the civil rights era, disparities between whites and minorities persist today. During the past 30 years the homeownership rate for whites has consistently outpaced blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups. The total net worth for white homeowners is 2.5 times higher than that of black homeowners and 2.8 times higher than Hispanic homeowners. While we may not see racism as much outside of our homes than what it was it still very much exists just not in a verbal way. “Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table when company comes. Nobody’ll dare say to me “eat in the kitchen,” then.” When Hughes said he wanted racial equality he said we will get there one day, we may think that we have already got there, but we haven’t and we have a long way to go. In "I, Too, Sing America," freedom is the big goal. By refusing to buckle under pressure of slavery and oppression, the speaker moves closer and closer towards freedom and racial equality. There's something to be said for mental freedom, too – the speaker firmly believes that he and his race is equal to white Americans. Though he is treated poorly, he knows his value and won’t think of himself any