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I, too, am America: The Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement — Test

Question 20 • Literature and Composition III

Langston Hughes yearns for equality in the poem “I Dream A World,” while in the poem “Democracy” he

Answer
A
strongly supports the idea of deferring the fight to a later time.
B
is thankful for the freedoms he has gained.
C
feels that equal opportunities are within reach.
D
actively advocates the idea of fighting for equal treatment.

Explanation

In “Democracy,” Hughes says that equality will not come through compromise or fear and insists that he has the same right to stand freely as anyone else. His words call for people to claim equal treatment rather than wait for it or simply feel grateful for partial freedoms. So he actively advocates fighting for equal treatment.

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