id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_rc4axzqwangyhivj6lpzqv43fm Angela Khristin Brown Culture Shock 2013 3 .pdf application/pdf 2877 262 73 The black culture elevated by tradition created hope to determine their personal freedom to escape from Each poem speaks of justice that black slaves can relate to wanting their freedom from slavery as well. The tales uses strong characters that build hope for the black slave. The characters in the tales are reflective throughout history of the stereotypes of black people as being inferior to The poems are reflective of heroic wit of the black man in how he overcomes racism. Claude McKay lived in a time where poor black people were not treated fairly and segregation was tolerated. of the black man at this time by creating a sentiment of pride in his poems. Claude explains in his poem there are historic reasons why the black man must defend Generation." It is a time where people want to understand what is going on in their present lives. ./cache/work_rc4axzqwangyhivj6lpzqv43fm.pdf ./txt/work_rc4axzqwangyhivj6lpzqv43fm.txt