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Read the poem by Langston Hughes (1926).

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.

–"I, Too,”
Langston Hughes

In this poem, to whom is "I” referring, and to whom is "they” referring, metaphorically?

“I” refers to a child, and “they” refers to parents.
“I” refers to a young man, and “they” refers to a rich family.
“I” refers to African Americans, and “they” refers to white Americans.
“I” refers to African Americans, and “they” refers to the American government.
Mark this and return

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Answer:


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“I” refers to African Americans, and “they” refers to the white Americans.

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