ou is trying to help otherAfrican-Americans see the beauty within themselves and not letthe hatefulness of white Americans influence how they feel aboutthemselves by saying “You may shoot me with your words, You maycut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, Butstill, like air, I’ll rise”. Some white Americans may interpretthe previous quote differently by saying they can talk to theslaves the way they want, they can give the slaves an evil look,they can also be hateful to the slaves, but no matter what theslave masters will continue to be better and rise about theslaves. In my opinion from what I have seen and heard from whiteAmericans the main reason they dislike the way African-Americanslook is because they know deep down in their hearts that theblack race as a whole is beautiful.Maya Angelou says as a people we must believe in ourselvesand take pride in what we do to try to overcome what ourancestors went through. As a race we must find strength withinourselves to never let our race lie victim to the torture ofanother race. Also, our race must always remember what ourancestors went through so that we can stand tall with pride.Never should we allow other races to see our pain, tears, and asMaya says “soulful cries” unless it is a result of overcomingobstacles and hurdles that pose a tremendous burden in our lives.I agree with what Maya says and how our race should try to betterourselves. She has good points on how the white race perceivesour race and how they hate to see us succeed. ...
