I Too Sing America Langston Hughes

I, TOO I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,But I laugh,And eat well,And grow strong.Tomorrow,I’ll be at the tableWhen company comes.Nobody’ll dareSay to me,“Eat in the kitchen,”Then.Besides,They’ll see how beautiful I amAnd be ashamed—I, too, am America. 1. Hughes wrote "I, Too" from the of an African American man . perspective poem racial 2.The situation Hughes describes in the poem reflectsa common for many African Americans during his time. hopeful civil right experience 3. The speaker that he too can “sing America. right patriotic victim equally claims 4. That means that he has the to feel towards America, even though he is the “darker” brother. right, discrimination experience, ashamed patriotism, right right ,patriotism 5. Sitting at the table in the dining room is a of the common practice of segregation during the early 20th century confident, racial metaphor , racial racial, poem metaphor, racially 6. During the early 20th century, African Americans faced in nearly every aspect of their lives. desperate self esteem discrimination 7. They were forced to live, work, eat and travel . separately racially equally 8. The speaker does not feel angry or . He is that "tomorrow" he will join the others at the table and no one will send him back to the kitchen. ashamed, desperate, victims desperate,dare,confident desperate,confident,dare 9.Hughes, the tells us that African Americans are a part of the country's society. servant, valuable poet, citizen poet, valuable 10. The of the poem are racial discrimination, patriotism, ambition and equality. stanzas metaphor themes The Harlem RenaissanceWatch the video and answer both parts of the question. a. What is the video about? (two sentences) b. How is the video connected to the poem"I Too Sing America"? (one sentence) Watch the video and answer the question