Jeamil Haboud Eng 1B-41238 Prof. Pfenninger 28 January 2021 I, Too Sing America Essay James Mercer Langston Hughes was a black American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, and poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing (Wikipedia). One of his poems I, Too , which was First published in 1926, during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, the poem portrays American racism as experienced by a black man . The poem is a cry of protest against American racism. The poem I, Too by Langston Hughes the speaker insists that he is part of American and that his race has made important contributions to American life.
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