During the 19th and 20th centuries, an entire race had been selected to become two-thirds human and would not only be kidnapped from their homes, but forced into slavery in a country foreigner. Betrayed by both their fellow men and the white man, African Americans were brought in chains, as criminals, to America to work and be treated like cattle and live in a society where equality and basic human rights were limited and out of reach. Despite all the obstacles against them, including the gripping chains of slavery, Langston Hughes and Phillis Wheatley became some of the most famous and profound American writers, who greatly contributed to American literature, as a voice for African Americans, through their works such as : “I, Too, Sing,” his overall poem, imagines a day when blacks and whites will eat together “at the table,” as equal Americans with the same human and civil rights. His poem contains two major themes: patriotism and equality .At the beginning of the poem, the speaker states that he too can “sing America,” meaning he has the right to feel openly patriotic about the American country, if the speaker has a different skin color. darker, and is not allowed to sit at the table and must eat in the kitchen, he should still be able to appreciate and celebrate the country in which he resides. If he wanted to be patriotic, he argues that there is no need to worry about race when there is commonality in the country and a patriotic attitude. There is a tone of hope in this poem, as the speaker shows that African Americans are a valuable part in the American country and envisions a future with a racially equal society. African Americans of the time, like Hughes, suffered from common practices of racial segregation and were forced to face constant discrimination in their daily lives, and with that, equality is the second theme addressed in this book. Its owners were considered among the most unusual types. teachers, treated her humanely and gave her an education. Yet she lived in a time when the odds were stacked against her. She was of the wrong, enslaved race and the wrong, oppressed gender, but she succeeded despite these disadvantages. His poetry on slavery, although short-lived, is quite powerful and thought-provoking. Wheatley went through so many changes to become the inspirational outside voice that paved the way for generations of African American writers. He had to change his country, his beliefs, his religion, his name and basically his entire identity and way of life. This is a greater change than most of us will ever experience. What is powerful and inspiring about Wheatley's poem is that it shows how he found a completely new life through his conversion to Christianity and how he used his salvation to overcome, or at least preserve, his own ideas despite