The speaker in these lines from Langton Hughes's poem "I, Too" states that he is "growing strong" eating in the kitchen. Which statement best describes the meaning of this declaration? I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong. . .

boldness and strongness. don't let others bully you, stand up for yourself

explanation:

in our power to make a world happy - to teach mankind the art of being so - to a character hitherto unknown - and to have, as it were, a new creation intrusted to our hands, are honors that command reflection, and can neither be too highly estimated,