Langston Hughes I Too Tone

Langston Hughes, an African American poet, wrote the poem “I, Too” which has a significant meaning toward African American discriminations and treatments. The poem was written in the 1920s where the discrimination of African Americans was present and evident in everyday living situations. Hughes introduces the speaker by writing “I am the darker brother” (Line 2), this is referring to the speaker’s darker skin tone and informs the reader that the speaker of the poem is African American. Also, it is significant to the poem because it starts to form the tone by the second line. Another significant line that Hughes wrote in the poem was “Tomorrow, / I’ll sit at the table” (8-9). When he mentioned tomorrow he meant it as in the future and this