... and not a spokesperson of the Negro people (Turner 131). His reputation suffered from those who interpreted his poems the wrong way and upset them because of the way he felt about slaves and their dignity. He has fallen out of racial views that seem rude today, but he is still recognized as a skilled writer of southern black poetry. His race was ... racial injustices very bitterly or satirically (Turner 129). After his work "Sympathy" he grew as a poet because of his famous line " I know why the caged bird sings" brought out a sense of understanding. This states that he knows why the pe...

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