USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Who We Are. The Harlem Writers Guild was set up as a forum where African-American writers could develop their craft. After funding for an organization active in the late 1940’s called The Committee for the Negro in the Arts ended, these writers felt excluded from the mainstream literary culture of New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem. A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays.

Detailed explanation-3: -He often wrote about racial injustice and about the celebration of African American culture and spirituality. To demonstrate this new style of writing, Hughes’ first book of poetry published was entitled The Weary Blues. These poems were written using a mix of jazz and blues with traditional verse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Harlem Renaissance? It was a rejection of the African-American culture.