The poem was very powerful and after reading it several times I was able to feel the disappointment in the writer. The author felt that by coming to America they would all be treated the same and they would have freedom, but because of there socio economic background and skin color they didn't have that freedom that they came to look for. Instead their people were looked at as they were worthless and no one that should fight for rights here in the U.S. I really enjoyed the part where it says. "what American didn't get here somehow...?" it made me think of all the other immigrants that come to the U.S. by boat or any other way. The author mentions that they didn't come with drugs in their bags, but they just wanted to work hard and be prosperous. The words of the author made this poem vivid, in the way that I can close my eyes and see the difficulties and sadness these people had. All because they came from Africa they were treated less, because they were black they were sold or held back at one point.
The Video also was powerful and sad at the same time. When she talked about the man who wanted asylum and instead got arrested. It's just amazing that we had and still have discrimination because of the color or your skin. Although today it isn't as it was before, but still there are many people who face issues on a daily basis because there are many racist people in our society.
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