America
by James Monroe Whitfield
America, it is to thee,
Thou boasted land of liberty,—
It is to thee I raise my song,
Thou land of blood, and crime, and wrong.
It is to thee, my native land,
From whence has issued many a band
To tear the black man from his soil,
And force him here to delve and toil;
Chained on your blood-bemoistened sod,
Cringing beneath a tyrant's rod.....
(It keeps goig)
This poem i think has to do with the american dream because i believe everyone should have the chance to pursue their individual american dream. and as it says "to tear black man from his soil, and force him here to delve and toil." They were not given the chance to pursue their american dream like everyone should. So i believe they were robbed from that chance. but as of today tho, everyone should have that equal chance and they should take advantage of it.
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ape i also think that they were robbed of their chance to have their own American dream back then. and i really liked how you ended this by saying you should take advantage of it because it think a lot of people take our freedom to make our own American dream for granted sometimes
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