Which choice BEST states the theme of this poem?
In spite of their struggle, African
Americans have made little
progress toward freedom.
Midway
by Naomi Long Madgett
I've come this far to freedom and I won't turn back
I'm climbing to the highway from my old dirt track
I'm coming and I'm going
And I'm stretching and I'm growing
And I'll reap what I've been sowing or my skin's not black.
As a result of their struggle,
African Americans have finally
won complete freedom.
I've prayed and slaved and waited and I've sung my song
You've bled me and you've starved me but I've still grown strong
You've lashed me and you've treed me
And you've everything but freed me
But in time you'll know you need me and it won't be long,
I've seen the daylight breaking high above the bough
I've found my destination and I've made my vow;
So whether you abhor me
Or deride me or ignore me
Mighty mountains loom before me and I won't stop now
African Americans have been
denied their freedom and their
right to be treated as equals.
African Americans have come
far in their struggle for freedom
and must not give up hope.