Critical reading the “blues” that the pianist sang in “the weary blues” were about
a. poverty
c. racism
b. labor
d. loneliness

d. loneliness

Explanation:

"The Weary Blues" (1925) is a poem by the American poet Langston Hughes. It shows weariness, disappointment, mournfulness, the difficulties of a life of an African American in a racist society. The poem goes back and forth presenting a mournful tune that comes from his soul. The speaker describes the musician's tone as "melancholy," which could also describe the poem itself, especially the ending.