{"id":3642,"date":"2020-10-21T20:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2020-10-21T20:40:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:40:50","slug":"blog-post-10-26-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/10\/21\/blog-post-10-26-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post 10\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

The poems written by Langston Hughes were extremely powerful. Not only did they invoke emotion, but also called for action in America. After listening to the podcast, it is clear that Langston was an influential individual. In fact, MLK alluded to Hughes\u2019 poems in his \u201cI have a Dream\u201d speech. Usually I do not enjoy reading poetry, but I actually found his poems to be both interesting and influential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the poem \u201cWill V-Day Be Me-Day Too?\u201d Hughes addresses the issue of equality between white and black Americans. Despite the fact that both Black and White soldiers are fighting together, they are not considered equal off the battlefield. He emphasizes the fact that he is fighting for America like all the White soldiers, but will not receive the same treatment once they arrive home. It\u2019s truly heartbreaking to see that the United States forced Black Americans to fight for the U.S in WWII, but would not consider fighting for their civil rights at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the poem \u201cTheme For English B\u201d Hughes highlights the fact that he is the only Black student in his class. Despite being Black, he enjoys the same things that the White students enjoy. I found the quote \u201cAs I learn from you, I guess you learn from me\u2014although you\u2019re older\u2014and white\u2014and somewhat more free.\u201d to be interesting. The fact that he questions whether his professor can learn from him because he is not white is crazy. Race should have no impact on whether an individual can learn from one another. <\/span><\/p>\n

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