The stories of Langston Hughes address the conditions that befell African Americans during one of the most oppressed periods in our history and promote African American culture. As Jeff Westover explains in detail in “Langston Hughes 1902-1967: Africa/America,” “America's political self-definitions provide the poet with the basis for questioning the status quo and demanding change from government who supports it. Hughes' stories speak of African Americans as being neglected by a biased society. Hughes' poetry “attempts to call attention to the catastrophic history of black people in Africa and the United States. Combat racism and oppression by bringing to the forefront narratives of humiliation and violence against their people,” according to Mothe Subhash in “Violation of Black Human Rights in the Poems of Langston Hughes.” The theme of helplessness leads to the passion that manifests in Hughes' work such as "I, Too", "Theme for English B" and "Dream Deferred", challenging the racism within it. In the poem “I Too” it is very sincere because Hughes speaks with the soul about racism. He lived through the Harlem Renaissance and faced struggles against racism. However, his writing seems clear, using a “painterly quality, he paints before our eyes a picture of what life was like in the 1930s” (Subhash). Hughes is part of the African American race who expresses herself in her writing and just wants to feel equal. He writes about how he and his people are currently oppressed, but this does not test his hope that he too will become an equal man and a future of change that will mean more. The point of view of an oppressed African American is clearly how Hughes presents "the wretched condition of blacks by expressing...... middle of paper ... down (Hughes 1024). Finally, Hughes asks “or does it explode” (Hughes 1024). This means that dead dreams will destroy a person's life. Langston Hughes shows the importance of dreams and how snatched dreams can kill someone's sole. These create a strong image to create a depiction of a sad outcome for a person who only wants to see the good in life but is left with a future of dispassion. Hughes' stories explain many of the problems that African Americans faced during this time in the United States. The state's history, ranging from prejudiced racism to a general depression resulting from the collapse of minorities. His work tells the story of a broken people and the evil events they had to overcome because of their skin color. Everyday acts fighting for their own cultural values ​​as well as equality among white people during this unpleasant period in our history..