"I am a negro:
black as the night is black,
black like the depths of my Africa."
The reason I chose this poem is because it reminds me of the book I am reading, and what people in the South went through. Not only were they discriminated when they were slaves, but even after they were emancipated they were not treated fairly. This poem just reiterates that opinion. This poem just shows that no matter what it comes down to the fact that someone is black. The narrator describes how he has been a slave, worker, singer, and victim, but he continues to come back to the "plain and simple".."I am a negro."
One thing that I want to take away from this poem is the repetition in both the beginning and ending of the poem. This repetition strengthens the meaning behind the words and makes this poem all the more powerful. It seems that no matter what the narrator accomplishes in life he will always be known just for his race.
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