This is demonstrated in McKay 's poem “To the White Fiends”. However, McKay expresses that this belief is more suitable for the whites. McKay does this by stating in the poem, "Be not deceived, for every deed you do I could match--out-match: am I not Afric 's son" (Keller 451). In the poem, he begins with the current traditional stereotypes about African Americans. Keller injects that the tone McKay uses is threatening that if whites should believe these generalizations, then they should fear and respect them.This makes his idea of a non-violence protest stronger, because if a person forces violence, then it will lead to failure. Keller reveals to the reader that McKay is expressing that his cultures’ superior to the oppressors. To accomplish this, McKay reverses the stereotypes by portraying himself as the replacement representing the whites as vulgar and violent (Keller
This is demonstrated in McKay 's poem “To the White Fiends”. However, McKay expresses that this belief is more suitable for the whites. McKay does this by stating in the poem, "Be not deceived, for every deed you do I could match--out-match: am I not Afric 's son" (Keller 451). In the poem, he begins with the current traditional stereotypes about African Americans. Keller injects that the tone McKay uses is threatening that if whites should believe these generalizations, then they should fear and respect them.This makes his idea of a non-violence protest stronger, because if a person forces violence, then it will lead to failure. Keller reveals to the reader that McKay is expressing that his cultures’ superior to the oppressors. To accomplish this, McKay reverses the stereotypes by portraying himself as the replacement representing the whites as vulgar and violent (Keller