Considering the belief that has been instilled with the Cullen's interpretation and development of “Heritage”, the poem narrates the pearls of Africa that have been brought forth how magnificent that country is and that how has it been enraged and conquered by alien force of racism, causing great turmoil and distress.
Double consciousness simply implies looking at one self through the eyes of others. Cullen narrates the beauty of Africa and at the same narrates the torture that came with the Harlem Renaissance which marked the arrival of Negro symbolizing their hold and their autonomy ...