I Too

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In this piece Langston Hughes is describing a kitchen/ house setting in which a African American worker("darker brother") is sent away from the table because of race. In the first stanza  he states that he is American when saying "I, too, sing, America." and he is equal to everyone in that room as well as across the country. But when company comes over he is sent away into the kitchen to eat. By stating that "tomorrow" meaning in the future, when everyone is there nobody will say to go away. Because they will realize their wrongs, and feel sorry about the past, and begin to see the beauty of African Americans and the culture they have brought to our nation.
In this time period an action like this was considered normal because the majority of the Civil Rights movements had not been enacted yet.
I feel that this piece really hits the heart in the fact that it is all true, because that's what happened. We learn from our mistakes that's why learning about history through reenactments, films and literature is very important so we don't make the same ones in the future

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