The american dream and are african americans really receiving it .Blacks aren't treated equally even if they aren't slaves anymore they are still get treated differently. We give them bad jobs, punish them for crimes we basically drive them to do, and lastly we didn't give the the promise of equality we made of all american citizens.There are many examples that prove this and here are some from pieces written, spoken, and sang.
An example of the american dream is in langston hughes poem “dream variations.”He expresses the control that the whites had over the african americans and how they wanted to just be free.’Till the white day is done Then rest at cool evening Beneath a tall tree While night comes on gently, dark