'The Ballad of the Landlord' by Langston Hughes
Channel: English Literature
Date: 24/05/2020

Racial Discrimination is one of the most prominent issues in the works of Langston Hughes. He presents the dehumanizing and demoralizing impact of racism on the African Americans. He throws light on the entire racist institutions which manipulate the religious, economic, social and political positions to dominate the African American people. In the poem 'The Ballad of the Landlord', Hughes depicts the painful experiences of the African American people and their struggles for survival to substantiate their right to equality and freedom. The African American tenant cannot turn to law and court because the white hegemony has set up the inequality and how can he expect justice in such a society where the upper caste and white class dominate the power.