Marginalised Literature

When I got my handout about the marginalised literature, I was a bit lost on what are we actually studying now?I felt like I was in a history class rather in a literature class. But soon after I read the poem "Theme For English" by Langston Hughes, I began to make sense of my learning. Why on earth does the white people dislike the coloured ones? I mean we are all human beings. Then I realized that the literary works on marginalised literature are mainly concerned about the ethnic minority groups in the western.Reading works of Langston Hughes made me realized how serious the racial problems during those days. I especially like his poem Cross which he talks about his mix roots. I wonder how does he feels, not being white or black...