Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes both speak very strongly and courageously about their feelings towards this topic. They spoke out against slavery and racism throughout America. In "Sympathy" by Laurence Dunbar she talks about how the victims felt trapped and how they aren't being treated the same and feel like complete outcasts. They have no where to go and are continuously beaten with hopes there will be signs of freedom and a brighter tomorrow. They dream one day to be set free from their bondage. This poem is very similar to "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in the way that Langston Hughes portrays it. He talks about how a Negro man grew up when times were tough and not many were treated equal. But it's stuck in the negros blood and
