We define equality as the state of being fair when it comes to our opportunities and our rights. Throughout our lives, we have heard many stories in history about situations not being equal. We even have had instances where we thought events was unfair to us. As we look back at our history, we realize how the word "equal  is something many African-Americans dream of having. In their poetry, both Phillis Wheatley (1613-1649) and Langston Hughes 1902-1967) spoke on equality, being African-American, and living in America in a time that can be recognized as some of the saddest moments in U.S. history (Abcarian, Klotz, Cohen 1340, 1396). Both Wheatley's "On Being Brought for Africa to American  and Hughes's "I, Too  speak on a theme of inequality, but the way they explain their experiences were different. Wheatley's poem compares inequality to her journey of being a slave and how she felt spiritually, while Hughes's poem compares inequality to his feelings of freedom in America that he experienced as a black male. In "On Being Brought for Africa to America," Wheatley explain her journey in two different parts. The speaker's opening statement explains how lucky she was to leave Africa "Pagan Land" (1) to have a better life in America. In lines 2-4 she explains how she accepts God as her Lord and savior, which brings her peace within herself. Mid-way through the poem she compares inequality to her journey of coming to America, and how she deals with inequality in a spiritual way. It is clear that the speaker knew that she and African-Americans were treated unfairly, but she decides to turn to Christianity, when there is nothing else she could do. The last part of the poem explains how African-Americans are just as good as any other race, and deserve to be educated, have equal opportunities, and a relationship with God. The poem's message is to point out how people consider African-Americans as inferior, and never seem to realize th