Many people thought racism was over after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but the argument could be made that tensions flared even more in the south following the emancipation. With Jim Crow Laws in tact the southern part of the United States was chaotic. Some influential writers came from this period which really helps the modern generations get a feel for what they were going through. Langston Hughes, who was born in 1901, wrote to try and help influence America into integration and equal rights. A poet who came a little after Hughes but was just as effective was Maya Angelou. She too wrote words of wisdom about the trying times of segregation in America.
Both of these poets/writers showed how African-Americans were treated like aliens.
Both of these poets/writers showed how African-Americans were treated like aliens.