https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825 Please respond to the following questions. ONE person from your group should be the note taker. en-us 2022-02-08 22:12:23 UTC 2022-02-10 21:02:51 UTC hello@padlet.com gracelee17 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2036605171 Make sure you include your group members' names and write thoughtful and thorough responses ]]> 2022-02-08 22:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2036605171 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038874823 The speaker feels a sense of pride, sad, living and treated unfairly.]]> 2022-02-09 20:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038874823 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038876475 He is treated poorly but tries to see positive things in his suffering.]]> 2022-02-09 20:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038876475 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038877859 The speaker feels hopeful that things will get better for African-Americans. Even though she is mistreated in America by fellow citizens she is still proud of her nationality.]]> 2022-02-09 20:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038877859 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038878891 In the poem the speaker responds to discriminatory treatment by laughing it off. In the poem it says, "They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh" (3-5). This shows how he seeks for positivity in things.]]> 2022-02-09 20:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038878891 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038879626 I think he would be happy because racism has decreased a bit but black people are accepted into society and can contribute freely.]]> 2022-02-09 20:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038879626 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038880214 I believe he accepts the situation he is in, however believes he deserves better and he will get better eventually.]]> 2022-02-09 20:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038880214 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038881808 When hes says I too am American he saying that he should be free, he is a American citizen and as important as everyone else and should have equal rights.]]> 2022-02-09 20:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038881808 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038883295 Speaker is proud to be who he is and wants to be acknowledged and have respect from others]]> 2022-02-09 20:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038883295 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038883383 Yes, very much so, I believe that he would see the drastic progress the civil rights movement has made.]]> 2022-02-09 20:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038883383 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038884893 I think that Langston Hughes would be happier about today's state of America because racism and segregation have dwindled significantly, but I  don't think he would be satisfied with how racism is still this big of a factor in our society.]]> 2022-02-09 20:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038884893 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885117 Confident in what he believes in. 

Austin Mark Roman Amy]]> 2022-02-09 20:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885117 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885505 What does it really mean to be equal and fit into society?]]> 2022-02-09 20:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885505 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885947 who perspective is the poem in]]> 2022-02-09 20:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038885947 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038886686 He knows others don't see him as equal but is determined to prove that he is.]]> 2022-02-09 20:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038886686 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038886866 He responds by saying I will sit at the table and they will see how beautiful I am, they will be ashamed. ]]> 2022-02-09 20:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038886866 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038888105 I believe to be American is to vouch for liberty, democracy, and freedom. We also came to the conclusion that todays America is much inclusive than the past.]]> 2022-02-09 20:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038888105 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038888477 The poet's tone seems confident that they can make a change for the better in their lives, and that they will be able to stand up for themselves after many years of being mistreated and afraid]]> 2022-02-09 20:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038888477 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038889275 he would be happy compared to what is it today, though certain people still discriminate other. even though its almost been 100 years. ]]> 2022-02-09 20:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038889275 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038890043 The last line "I am also America" expresses the author's description that he is an American, who also brings colorful culture to the United States and has the right to enjoy the same treatment. should not be treated differently. Today's American society is tolerance, society or laws are diverse, people will pay great attention to the topic of race, and are polite to different races. ]]> 2022-02-09 20:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038890043 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038891735 He would be happy with the changes that have been made and the progress, yet would want to change how some people don't see everyone as equal.]]> 2022-02-09 20:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038891735 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038891742 Are you proud to be American?]]> 2022-02-09 20:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038891742 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038894640 to be American you have to be tough to protect your nation and family. Linching, killing, hate crimes, having colored areas. ]]> 2022-02-09 20:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038894640 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038894980 why didnt people care? ]]> 2022-02-09 21:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038894980 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038899298 Being American means having respect for everyone and freedom for all. Yes it is inclusive to various groups.]]> 2022-02-09 21:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038899298 https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038901042 Will America ever be truly equal for all people.]]> 2022-02-09 21:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gracelee17/mhctoze48hvrv825/wish/2038901042