Incident

This poem relates to both the Harlem Renaissance and Disillusionment. This eight year old African American boy goes to Boston for some excitement."Once riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee" This boy keeps staring him down and calls him a nigger, "And so I smiled, but he poked out His tongue, and called me, "Nigger." This shows their culture, they want people to realize it hurts more then most people think. Especially for a eight year old boy just minding his own business to be called such a name and ruin his whole day. He was also disillusioned by thinking people wouldn't say anything. He didn't realize how harsh the world was.

"I saw the whole of Baltimore From May until December;Of all the things that happened there That's all that I remember. "