Document analysis : “One-Way Ticket” by Langston Hughes Published…
Question Answered step-by-step Document analysis : “One-Way Ticket” by Langston Hughes Published… Document analysis: “One-Way Ticket” by Langston HughesPublished on 1948, “One-Way Ticket” allow us to get in the mind and hearts of those who left the South Source: Langston Hughes, “One- Way Ticket” available at National Humanities Center, https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/seminars/tcentury/gmigration/Hughes_OneWayTicket.pdf (Links to an external site.) I pick up my lifeAnd take it with meAnd I put it down inChicago, Detroit,Buffalo, Scranton,Any place that is North and East—And not Dixie.I pick up my lifeAnd take it on the trainTo Los Angeles, Bakersfield,Seattle, Oakland, Salt Lake,Any place that isNorth and West—And not South.I am fed upWith Jim Crow laws,People who are cruelAnd afraid,Who lynch and run,Who are scared of meAnd me of them.I pick up my lifeAnd take it awayOn a one-way ticket—Gone up North,Gone out West,Gone! Questions: (*) Upload answers on Assignment Tab. (**) Keep in mind the basic format: answer to question + “quote from source”+ analysis (explanation on how quote supports answer to question)Based on the poem, answer the following questions: (at least three paragraphs)- Why did African Americans left the South? – If you were migrating to the North, what would it be your aspirations? History US History HY 101 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
