Langston Hughes Poem
At the beginning of the poem, Hughes lists all the people that were struggling and being oppressed at the time the poem was written. He points out the poor, the blacks that still bare the scares of slavery, the red man driven from his home, and the immigrant clutching to hope. He reconciles them with the opening plea by saying, “America will be!” This is saying that they still had hope.
Hughes probably had different responses to his poem back in 1938. Poor blacks would have agreed and sympathized with him while poor whites would have sympathized, but not agreed that they should all be categorized together. They still felt they were above the blacks and therefore were a little better than them. Certain members of Congress would have
Hughes probably had different responses to his poem back in 1938. Poor blacks would have agreed and sympathized with him while poor whites would have sympathized, but not agreed that they should all be categorized together. They still felt they were above the blacks and therefore were a little better than them. Certain members of Congress would have