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The speaker says they will be ashamed because they will see how beautiful he is.

This poem is in response to Whitman's "I Hear America Singing". In the poem Hughes, contrasts Whitman's idea that America is a place where everyone has value. However, Hughes does not see the same America as Whitman. People of his race are constantly tossed aside and banished to back rooms. They are not valued or respected. He tells the audience that "they" meaning the white people will be ashamed when they learn all that the African Americans have to offer the world.

Final answer:

In 'I, Too,' the speaker foresees that 'they' will feel shame for excluding and discriminating against him as his intrinsic value to the nation is eventually recognized.

Explanation:

• In the poem I, Too, by Langston Hughes, the speaker predicts that 'they' will be ashamed because his presence and contributions as an African American will eventually be acknowledged as an integral part of America.
• He implies that the exclusion and discrimination that he currently faces will be a source of shame for those who perpetrate it once they realize the beauty and value he adds to the country.
• The use of 'I, too, am America' is a powerful assertion of the speaker's rightful place in the nation, despite being told to eat in the kitchen, which symbolizes segregation and marginalization.

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