America

In this poem it talks about how America feeds the black man “bread of bitterness” meaning that America kills the people hopes and that kills their dreams. It also says that it slowly steals the breath of life away from them. This is the time before the movement for equal rights. So, a lot of the minorities had no dreams and just threw a lot of crap at them because of their color of skin. Even though they get picked on they still pushed though and look for hope. In the poem it states “her vigor flows like tides into my blood” meaning that it gets them excited for new and crazy things. Even though they get beat down all the time they still love it here in America it gives them strength to move forward to someday be equal to the majority. They see America to be a priceless treasures sinking in the sand meaning that might be sinking in the sand but someone can still find it and polished it off. So that America can shine again but if a new people need to take lead then let it be. Now a day the white population is steadily decreasing as the majority and it is now going to another race.