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"If We Must Die" is a poem by Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay (1890–1948) published in the July 1919 issue of The Liberator magazine. McKay wrote the poem in response to mob attacks by white Americans upon African-American communities during the Red Summer. The poem does not specifically reference any group of people, and has been used ...
The poems in Shaker emphasize determination despite the "unabiding anguish over the oppression of the black race", [32] and deal with the cruel treatment of slaves in the South. [ 32 ] Critical reception and response
Censorship and suppression of human rights during the Iranian Revolution (1978-1979) prompted the publication of novels and poems speaking about experiences of abuse and oppression. [26] There has been a particular rise in Iranian women's literature addressing restrictive laws and social norms surrounding dress code, marriage, and the workforce ...
Plath describes the speaker's oppression with the use of allusions and images invoking World War II–era Nazi Germany. [4] It is known as one of her "Holocaust poems", along with "Daddy" and "Mary's Song". [4] Plath was the daughter of a German immigrant, Otto Plath. According to Plath's biographer Heather Clark, as a child Plath was proud of ...
Amanda S. C. Gorman [1] (born March 7, 1998) [2] is an American poet, activist, and model.Her work focuses on issues of oppression, feminism, race and marginalization, as well as the African diaspora.
It tells the stories of seven women who have suffered oppression in a racist and sexist society. [6] As a choreopoem, the piece is a series of 20 separate poems choreographed to music that weaves interconnected stories of love, empowerment, struggle and loss into a complex representation of sisterhood.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou.The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
In the poem, Hughes describes a ubiquitous racial oppression that degrades African Americans from their proper place. He writes from the perspective of the "darker brother" to a domineering family that shoos him away to the kitchen whenever company arrives.