I Too Sing America Angelou Analysis

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Comparison: Hughes’ “I, Too, Sing America” and Angelou’s “Still I Rise” Abolishing racial discrimination amongst African-Americans was a paramount struggle during the mid-20th century that proved victorious for many advocates fighting for equality and human rights. Writers such as Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou were both notorious for their writings that opposed racial discrimination that considerably diminished levels of racial inequality. Hughes’ “I, Too, Sing America” and Angelou’s “Still I Rise” were two symbolic poems that shared a common message and purpose, but differed in approach, attitude, and response to racial resentment. Both poems retained a similar intent, that purpose being to end racial discrimination amongst African-Americans.