The poem Incident by Countee Cullen describes racism seen through the perspective of a child, and how racism can impact the lives of its victims. The social commentary helps portray Cullen’s claim to understand what about racism as a child can do.
The time of the Harlem Renaissance depict the struggles African Americans dealt with before recognition, however, before then the issues African Americans dealt with were just everyday scenarios. In addition, Cullen proves with his poem, Incident, that the…
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