I, Too by Langston Hughes

In the poem” I, Too” the speaker claims that, “I, too, sing…”

• Harlem

• Brooklyn

• New York

• America

In “I, Too” the speaker does all of the following when company comes except...

• Eat Well

• Laugh

• Cry

• Grow Strong

What was a rebirth and remaking of African American culture through different forms of art, music, and literature?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Black Renaissance

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes had a complicated background where his grandmother was a slave and his grandfather was a slave owner.

• True

• False

Who had a great influence on Langston by teaching him about his ancestry through oral tradition and storytelling?

• His Father

• His Mother

• His Grandfather

• His Grandmother

Where was Langston Hughes born?

Langston was known as the __________ of Harlem, after this famous author.

What decades did the Harlem Renaissance take place in?

• 1920- 1930's

• 1950-1960's

• 1970-1980's

• 1890-1900's

I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then. Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed— I, too, am America. Who is the speaker in the poem? In other words, who is "narrating" the poem?

• America

• everyone

• the darker brother

• a guest

I, Too

BY LANGSTON HUGHES

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

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"I am the darker brother.They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes."

The red, underlined section represents the idea of...

• hunger

• hatred

• segregation

• equality