The‌‌poem‌‌“I,‌‌Too”‌‌is‌‌about‌‌the‌‌speaker‌‌who‌‌claims‌‌that‌‌he,‌‌too,‌‌sings‌‌America.

‌‌He‌‌is‌‌the‌‌ 
“darker‌‌brother”‌‌who‌‌is‌‌sent‌‌to‌‌eat‌‌in‌‌the‌‌kitchen‌‌when‌‌there‌‌are‌‌guests‌‌visiting.‌‌ 
However,‌‌he‌‌does‌‌laugh‌‌and‌‌he‌‌eats‌‌well‌‌and‌‌grows‌‌bigger‌‌and‌‌stronger‌‌because‌‌ 
tomorrow,‌‌he‌‌will‌‌sit‌‌at‌‌the‌‌table‌‌when‌‌the‌‌guests‌‌come,‌‌and‌‌no‌‌one‌‌will‌‌dare‌‌to‌‌tell‌‌him‌‌ 
to‌‌eat‌‌in‌‌the‌‌kitchen.‌‌They‌‌will‌‌see‌‌his‌‌beauty‌‌and‌‌be‌‌ashamed,‌‌for,‌‌as‌‌he‌‌claims,‌‌“I,‌‌too,‌‌ 
am‌‌America.”‌‌Hughes‌‌wrote‌‌"I,‌‌Too"‌‌from‌‌the‌‌perspective‌‌of‌‌an‌‌African‌‌American‌‌man‌‌- ‌‌
either‌‌a‌‌slave,‌‌a‌‌free‌‌man‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Jim‌‌Crow‌‌South,‌‌or‌‌even‌‌a‌‌domestic‌‌servant.‌‌The‌‌ 
speaker‌‌begins‌‌by‌‌declaring‌‌that‌‌he‌‌too‌‌can‌‌“sing‌‌America,”‌‌meaning‌‌that‌‌he‌‌is‌‌claiming‌‌ 
his‌‌right‌‌to‌‌feel‌‌patriotic‌‌towards‌‌America,‌‌even‌‌though‌‌he‌‌is‌‌the‌‌“darker”‌‌brother‌‌who‌‌ 
cannot‌‌sit‌‌at‌‌the‌‌table‌‌and‌‌must‌‌eat‌‌in‌‌the‌‌kitchen.‌‌This‌‌alludes‌‌to‌‌the‌‌common‌‌practice‌‌ 
of‌‌racial‌‌segregation‌‌where‌‌African‌‌Americans‌‌faced‌‌discrimination‌‌in‌‌nearly‌‌every‌‌ 
aspect‌‌of‌‌their‌‌lives.‌‌They‌‌were‌‌forced‌‌to‌‌live,‌‌work,‌‌eat‌‌and‌‌travel‌‌separately‌‌from‌‌their‌‌ 
white‌‌counterparts,‌‌had‌‌few‌‌civil‌‌or‌‌legal‌‌rights,‌‌and‌‌were‌‌often‌‌victims‌‌of‌‌racial‌‌violence‌‌ 
in‌‌both‌‌the‌‌North‌‌and‌‌the‌‌South.The‌‌invocation‌‌of‌‌America‌‌is‌‌important,‌‌for‌‌Hughes‌‌he‌‌ 
is‌‌expressing‌‌his‌‌belief‌‌that‌‌African‌‌Americans‌‌are‌‌a‌‌valuable‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌country's‌‌ 
population‌‌and‌‌that‌‌he‌‌foresees‌‌a‌‌racially‌‌equal‌‌society‌‌in‌‌the‌‌near‌‌future.‌‌The‌‌theme‌‌for‌‌ 
this‌‌poem‌‌would‌‌be‌‌having‌‌perseverance.‌‌You‌‌need‌‌perseverance‌‌from‌‌past‌‌ 
experiences‌‌to‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌accomplish‌‌any‌‌task‌‌in‌‌front‌‌of‌‌you‌‌especially‌‌a‌‌task‌‌as‌‌ 
seemingly‌‌insurmountable‌‌as‌‌racism‌‌from‌‌the‌‌time‌‌period‌‌this‌‌poem‌‌is‌‌written‌‌in.‌‌This‌‌ 
poem‌‌has‌‌a‌‌very‌‌positive‌‌connotation‌‌because‌‌‌the‌‌speaker‌‌has‌‌a‌‌very‌‌positive‌‌attitude.‌‌ 
He‌‌feels‌‌very‌‌confident‌‌in‌‌the‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌there‌‌will‌‌be‌‌a‌‌bright,‌‌equal‌‌future‌‌for‌‌his‌‌race,‌‌ 
according‌‌to‌‌the‌‌text,‌‌"But‌‌I‌‌laugh,‌‌And‌‌eat‌‌well,‌‌And‌‌grow‌‌strong".‌‌He‌‌knows‌‌that‌‌right‌‌ 
now‌‌people‌‌will‌‌mock‌‌him,‌‌but‌‌in‌‌the‌‌future‌‌they‌‌will‌‌respect‌‌him.‌‌   ‌