I, too, Sing America

 After reading Hughes poems I noticed the one of the his major themes: The poet was not ashamed of being black. He even emphasized the theme of the beauty of being black. I found it incredible given the era. Through his poetry there was courage, strength, and uplifting spirits which encouraged the working class African Americans.  I enjoyed reading this poem, I, too, Sing America. My first thought was this is a response to the famous Whitman's I hear America singing. And it was. The injustice of the white to the black is well-known. But, in this poem, the poet asserts he is also an American person and so do all the African Americans. There is an attitude of change here. "Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--I, too, am America." This is really powerful.