THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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For Locke, the he values historical roots, while Hughes focuses more on new beginnings and a new outlook.
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For Hughes, the he values cultural pluralism, while Locke focuses more on cultural individualism.
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For Hughes, the he values W.E.B. Du Boise’s perspective while Locke’s values Zora Neal Hurston’s perspective.
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For Hughes, the he values historical roots, while Locke’s essay focuses more on new beginnings and a new outlook.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hughes chooses to shed light on the perspective of blacks in America, not to perpetuate feelings of despondency, but to encourage black readers to take a look at just how resilient they truly are. In his view, there is truly an advantage that should be embraced by having such a unique experience.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hughes differed from most of his predecessors among black poets, and (until recently) from those who followed him as well, in that he addressed his poetry to the people, specifically to black people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major themes in Langston Hughes’s work grow out of his personal life, his travels, his involvement in radical and protest movements, his interest in Africa and South America as well as the Caribbean.
Detailed explanation-4: -Locke identified himself as a Bahá’í throughout the last half of his life (1918–1954). He declared his belief in Baháʼu’lláh in the year 1918.