The poem Tableau (for Donald Duff) written by Countee Cullen, shows the friendship of two young boys, one black and the other one white as they walk down the street “locked arm in arm” (line 1). The colored “folks would stare” (line 5) and the white “folks would talk” (line 6), saying that these two dare not walk with each other. The two boys continue to walk down without caring about what anybody has to say. It reinforces …showed first 75 words of 534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 534 total…racism, nor do they care to, they just enjoy each others company. Whether it be black, white, brown, furry, inanimate...they do not care. As long as there is someone there to spend their time with and to talk to. “In unison to walk” (line 8), is the most important line of the poem. If everyone could learn to walk together and hold each other up along the way, the world would be a better place.