“America preaches integration and practices segregation” Malcom X his quote is reflected in Langston Hughes’ poem “I Too Sing America” however Walt Whitman’s poem does not mention the segregation issues X and Hughes do. Both of these poems reflect America’s proletariat; however Hughes brings up the uncomfortable issue of racial inequality. Hughes poem focuses on the injustice suffered by African American workers, line 2” They send me to eat in the kitchen/when company comes,” This metaphor reveals in a symbolic way the racism in American society. Whitman’s poem seems to forget the race issue because the poem celebrates each workers individualism. For example, each line begins with a worker’s title: “Mechanics,” “Carpenters” and “Masons”