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If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed. In vain; then even the monsters we defy. Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! O kinsmen! we must meet the common foe! Though far outnumbered let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow! What though before us lies the open grave?
Learn More. “If We Must Die” is a Shakespearean sonnet written by the Jamaican poet Claude McKay in 1919. It is a poem of political resistance: it calls for oppressed people to resist their oppressors, violently and bravely—even if they die in the struggle.
Summary. ‘If We Must Die’ by Claude McKay is a rousing poem addressed to the black community advocating for courage and the will to fight back against oppression. The poem begins with the speaker addressing his “kinsmen,” telling them they need to avoid the fate of hogs.
27 de jun. de 2023 · 1948. If we must die—let it not be like hogs. Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed. In vain; then even the monsters we defy.
"If We Must Die" is a poem by Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay (1890–1948) published in the July 1919 issue of The Liberator magazine. McKay wrote the poem in response to mob attacks by white Americans upon African-American communities during the Red Summer.
A Summary and Analysis of Claude McKay’s ‘If We Must Die’. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘If We Must Die’ is a poem by Claude McKay (1889-1948), a Jamaican-American poet who is often regarded as the first major poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
30 de abr. de 2020 · Grappling with death and white supremacist assaults on Black life and on Black peoples’ autonomies, McKay’s “If We Must Die” is a clarion call to protest and unity. He insists that If we must die, then we will establish the terms of our deaths.
