THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lincoln Universtiy
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Oberlin College
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Paris Conservatory
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Harvard
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1925 he won 1st prize in a literary competition for “The Weary Blues.” In 1925 he resumed his education and in 1929 he graduated from Lincoln University. In 1930 he write his 1st novel “Not Without Laughter” and his success inspired him to be an author.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Weary Blues” is a poem by American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1925, “The Weary Blues” was first published in the Urban League magazine Opportunity. It was awarded the magazine’s prize for best poem of the year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major theme in The Weary Blues focuses on the important role that music plays in a persons life as well as the emotions that are felt through music.
Detailed explanation-4: -“The Weary Blues” is a jazzy musical poem that has a structure with the rhythms and form of the blues. The poem combines the voices of both the speaker and the Black singer who plays the blues.