Oh when I think of my long-suffering race, / For weary centuries despised, oppressed, / Enslaved and lynched, denied a human place

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

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“Oh when I think of my long-suffering race, / For weary centuries despised, oppressed, / Enslaved and lynched, denied a human place”

A	Hip Hop
B	Harlem Renaissance
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The words of Enslaved memorialize what a world filled with segregation, racism, and hatred did to the mindset of Claude McKay. Enslaved is a call to answer hatred with hatred, a beautifully and powerfully written call for violent revolution. Every line is filled with sadness, anger, or some combination of the two.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. In the poem ‘Enslaved’ by Claudia Mckay illustrates how difficult the life of the African-American race, about what they are going through now, and what they feel about the presentation of white people to them. For centuries they were despised, oppressed and enslaved like no humans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Writers of the Harlem Renaissance created a wide range of literary works from poetry to plays to prose, and to novels. The main themes of the writing were about racial identity, equality, black life in the South and North, and other racial issues.

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USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE