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The most significant philosophical turn in the poem occurs when the speaker addresses his white instructor. He posits a mutual ownership of culture: "You are white— / yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. / That’s American." This is the central thesis of the poem. Hughes rejects the notion of segregation in the cultural sense. While society may enforce physical and legal boundaries (as was common in 1949), the intellectual and emotional lives of Americans are inextricably linked. The speaker acknowledges that being "American" is a collective experience; just as he learns from the instructor, the instructor—whether he admits it or not—is influenced by the voices and presence of black people like the speaker.

: Early "B films" were often silent or dubbed poorly. They were underground and hard to find. english b f x x x new