After reading the chapter “Year In Transition”, I find myself struggling for the right words. Growing up I remember my mother saying to me that we are to judge people based on their actions alone. This made sense to me, and it still does. Our laws are supposed to reflect this as well. Our Fifth Amendment says so, and yet this isn’t the case. The story of the Scottsboro Boys is just one of many that reflect a system of injustices. Which is why I think Countee Cullen’s poem, “Scottsboro Too, Is Worth Its Song” is one of his best, considering this week’s readings.
In the poem Cullen asks for something from his fellow poets, he asks them to speak out. He said, “Now will the poets sing- Their cries go thundering” (Cullen, 375). He was urging other
In the poem Cullen asks for something from his fellow poets, he asks them to speak out. He said, “Now will the poets sing- Their cries go thundering” (Cullen, 375). He was urging other