The table is the central image of "I, too," and it symbolizes inclusion. The table has a number of meanings, both literal and figurative. If read in its most literal sense, the table represents the segregated white home in which the Black American servant does not have an equal part. Despite working for the family, likely cooking their meals and cleaning their home, he is not able to sit at the table with them. The table thus signifies the contradictions in the social exclusion of African Americans; even though they are welcomed into the intimate spaces of white homes, they are not permitted to eat with guests or the family. Figuratively, the table can also be read as a negotiating table. In contrast to the private nature of the dining table, the negotiating table suggests the public sphere of politics, in which Black Americans have...