Maya Angelou's On The Pulse Of Morning

The “On the Pulse of Morning” content surround the world’s 20th century subjects. A key issue at the time the poem was broadcasted was racism and inequality. Maya Angelou tells the story of how Native American tribes were destroyed because of settlers. The theme of isolation and responsibility is clear in the stanzas of her poem and how past events have influenced current events. She professes in her poem the idea that Americans are to remember the pain of the past in order to survive now and make a positive impact on the future for mankind. In the last stanza of the poem, Angelo states that we should all set aside our differences and become united as one nation. This idea intertwines with the Bible in the way that God says we are all in the

Immigrants from Asia, Latin America and Africa were entering by the millions every year. Thus became the division of race and ethnicity which were caused by preconceived notions and how one presented himself. There was clear prejudice between immigrants and Americans during the 20th and 21st century. Sadly, race was a defining factor for numerous circumstances. Many born and raised Americans had a difficult time dealing with the identity of their country changing. For instance, when African Americans began earning rights, it was an uphill battle. Although African Americans dealt with prejudgement, they were not the only groups who had to suffer. Spanish speaking Americans felt it was there right to have schools teach spanish, in means of people communicating with each other. After fighting for that right for many years, their wish was granted and spanish became a class many had to take. In the late 1900’s, many Asian Americans had hate crimes performed against them due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It was the same for Middle easterners because of the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11th. Needless to say, in the 21st century some of this racism has been relaxed but sadly, some people still deal with inequality to this