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How Is Black Pride Portrayed In 1950's Literature

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The concept of black pride is portrayed in both 1920’s and 1950’s literature. In the mid-19th century a new idea was starting to circulate throughout the black community in America. This idea was called black nationalism, one’s pride of their African American roots. An example of this is shown in the 1920’s poem “I, Too” by Langston Hughes. The author penns, Tomorrow I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare-say to me, ‘Eat in the Kitchen.’ (8-13). In this poem, the word “kitchen” is a place to hide something away or neglect. In many ways this was similar to the treatment of African Americans at the time, who were always regarded as second class citizens. At the end of the poem, it talks about the African Americans gaining freedom
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