Question

In the following lines from Hughes' poem, "Let America be America", who is America?

Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)


Question 2 options:

a)

Jews


b)

Blacks


c)

Whites


d)

Latinos

Answer 1

Hello, your correct answer would be B) Blacks.

You can find the poem online, which is what I did.

✨ As you read on, you can tell it was blacks was the america. ✨

Basically, if you don't know the history of america, including slavery, etc.

Blacks were slaves, they were treated differently than whites, they were called a word, which you may know. Blacks were made to pick up cotton, etc. They felt like america was never america to them.

⌨ Therefore, your answer is B) Blacks. ⌨

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Answer 2

In the given lines from "Let America be America", America here refers to  b) Blacks.

What do the lines refer to?

The given lines have been taken from Hughes' poem, "Let America be America". In the lines, the poet wishes America to again become the state it was in earlier. Since we know, America used to black population but they were not welcomed in the society.

Therefore, in the following lines from Hughes' poem, "Let America be America", America refers to the blacks.

So, the correct answer is (B).

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