During the Harlem Renaissance, both Claude McKay and Langston Hughes developed an analysis of their historical period through poetry. Each writer has a different poem but alludes to the same theme. The White House by Claude McKay and I, Too, Sing, America by Langston Hughes make a pertinent comparison to racial inequality during the 1900s. Both highlight how White America denied equal rights to Blacks or Black America, making it difficult for them to survive. More specifically, The White House is about the type of oppression experienced during racial segregation and seeks to triumph over it while I, Too, Sing, America is about what created their oppression and imagines a change in the future. During the 1900s, many African Americans experienced the effects of racial segregation but still had hope, their oppression did not stop their faith in future change. In “I, Too, Sing, America,” Langston Hughes made it clear that he foresees change. At the beginning of the poem he talks about being treated differently from others in his home, making it difficult to live the same way. Hughes writes: "I am the darkest brother, they send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes" (Line). He chooses to discuss this topic because his darker complexion than the other residents in his home allows him to eat separately so as not to be seen by guests; this depicts segregation in his home due to race. Because of the racial conflicts that Hughes experiences, he hopes that there will be some form of change in the future, where he can sit on equal terms with others. And he continues by writing: “Tomorrow I will be at the table when the company comes, no one will dare to tell me, eat in the kitchen” (Line). Hughes…center of paper…experienced not being able to eat at the table when guests arrived, which refers to the way White America treated Black America. He then comes to the conclusion that this too shall pass and believes that he will be able to overcome his oppression. McKay portrays his experiences by speaking in a more mature tone about the significant events that occurred and tries to find a way to tolerate the oppression. It lets White America know that what they did to Black America was wrong. It shows that even though white America has alienated African Americans and treated them with disrespect, he will not stoop to their level even if he is angry about it. The writers make it clear that their poems may differ, but they maintain the same meaning that white America has wronged black America, but it will pass and in the future they will regret their actions.