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You and Your Whole Race By: Langston Hughes Poem Imagery Theme Hughes was never proud of the African American middle class because they were a shadow of white middle class. Instead of rising up and protecting the lower class African Americans, many middle class African Americans
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which you live. And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks. And upon yourselves. And be ashamed. That such supine poverty exists there, That such stupid ignorance breeds children there. Behind such humble shelters of despair—.
I dare you to come one step nearer, evil world, With your hands of greed seeking to touch my throat, I dare you to come one step nearer me: When you can say that. you will be free! #AmericanWriters (January 2009) Poetry Source: 1. You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y…. And be ashamed.
Langston starts the poem off by saying, “You and your whole race ./. Look down upon the town in which you live/And be ashamed.” (Hughes ln. 1-3). Hughes says “you” in the opening sentence of the poem to indicate that what he’s going to say directed to you and everyone. Also he is saying “and be ashamed” indicate that he’s ...
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which you live And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves And be ashamed That such supine poverty exists there, That such stupid ignorance breeds children there Behind such humble shelters of despair— That you yourselves have not the sense to care Nor the manhood to stand ...
I dare you to come one step nearer, evil world, With your hands of greed seeking to touch my throat, I dare you to come one step nearer me: When you can say that. you will be free! #AmericanWriters (January 2009) Poetry Source: 1. You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y…. And be ashamed.
13 de mai. de 2015 · The poem, “You and your whole race” by Langston Hughes is an insightful poem, written about the subjects slavery, race and poverty. Through the poem, Langston expresses the injustices of the lives of the Black people in the time of their enslavement. And as he says in the lines, “Look down upon the town in which you live/and be ashamed ...
