Question

yet im the one who dreamt our basic dream
in the old world while still a serf of kings.
who dreamt a dream so strong, so brave, so true,
that even yet its mighty daring sings
in every brick and stone, in every furrow turned
thats made america the land it has become.
o, im the man who sailed those early seas
in search of what i meant to be my home--
for im the one who left dark irelands shore,
and polands plain, and englands grassy lea,
and torn from black africas strand i came
to build a \homeland of the free.\
the free?
who said the free? not me?
surely not me? the millions on relief today?
the millions shot down when we strike?
the millions who have nothing for our pay?
for all the dreams weve dreamed
and all the songs weve sung
and all the hopes weve held
and all the flags weve hung,
the millions who have nothing for our pay--
except the dream thats almost dead today.
o, let america be america again--
the land that never has been yet--
and yet must be--the land where every man is free.
the land thats mine--the poor mans, indians, negros,
me--
who made america,
whose sweat and blood, whose faith and pain,
whose hand at the foundry, whose plow in the rain,
must bring back our mighty dream again.
sure, call me any ugly name you choose--
the steel of freedom does not stain.
from those who live like leeches on the peoples lives,
we must take back our land again,
america!
o, yes,
i say it plain,
america never was america to me,
and yet i swear this oath--
america will be!
out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death,
the rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies,
we, the people, must redeem
the land, the mines, the plants, the rivers,
the mountains and the endless plain--
all, all the stretch of these great green states--
and make america again!
what is the hope expressed in the poem?
in hughes mind, do you think america was ever truly america?

Explanation:

The poem expresses the hope for America to truly become a land where every man is free, as it was supposed to be. It emphasizes that despite the current state of inequality and hardship (mentioned through references to people on relief, those shot down during strikes, etc.), the dream of a free and just America (where the poor, Indian, Negro, etc., have a stake) must be revived. Lines like "O, let America be America again-- The land that never has been yet-- And yet must be--the land where every man is free" clearly show this hope.

For the second part, in Hughes' mind, America was not truly America. As seen from lines like "America never was America to me", he points out that the ideal of America (land of the free for all) was not realized. There was oppression, inequality (people on relief, lack of fair pay, etc.), which means the true essence of what America was supposed to be (a land where all, especially the marginalized like the poor, Indian, Negro) was not achieved.

Answer:

The hope expressed is for America to become a land where every man is free (as emphasized in lines like “O, let America be America again-- The land that never has been yet-- And yet must be--the land where every man is free”).

In Hughes’ mind, America was not truly America (supported by “America never was America to me”).