Hughes' poetry are filled with references to dreams. Hughes frequently hints in his poems on America that racism and injustice have delayed the hopes of a whole people. Hughes believes that African Americans will one day reach out and grab their dormant ambitions. Just as the slaves once dreamed of freedom, now many blacks in America dream of white skin. In the poem "The Negro's Future," published posthumously in 1952, Hughes writes: "Let him rise up— / Let him go forward— / With the new-found strength of love —/ And with the faith of youth." Here, Hughes is saying that if African Americans can learn to love one another then they will be able to overcome their racial divisions. In conclusion, Hughes hopes that African Americans will one day live up to their potential as a strong nation.