The two poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes explain our Black History in America. We Wear the Mask poem talk about how Black America is hidden behind America and treated differently. I, too sing America is very similar to We wear the Mask because in that poem he explain how he is treated as an outsider because he is Black. The two poems tell a story about being black in a White Man world and how strong our Black Culture is during The Harlem Renaissance. I, too sing America and We Wear the Mask are two very strong poems that describe our Black face toward White America and how determined the Black Culture was to become a part of America. Our Black Culture was mistreated for many years by White America. White America could not except the fact that Black America is a very strong race that was determined to become a part of America. For many years White America destroyed everything that Black Americans touched like Knowledge, Power, and Freedom. They tried to block the Black Culture out and Discourage our Black Culture but they could not let it go on for that long. The more White America tried to hide our black …show more content…
In the movie Forest Whitiker worked for the Presidents that was over America and knew everything that was going on in the world but did not say a word because if he do, he would be killed. He discourage his own culture because he thought he would look better in the White America eyes if he listen to what they say but he did not look no different from the other Blacks. He abandoned his own son because he wanted to be like him and stand up for what he believed but he did not have the courage to do what his son was doing for his Black Culture. When he got older he understood why his son was not like him and why he was doing Black Protests but he came from out his shell to protest with his son and his Black