THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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primarily raised by his Grandmother
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attended multiple schools
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hid the ugliness of the Black Experience
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ostracized other prominent Black writers for not “keeping it real”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Langston Hughes (1901–1967) was a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, columnist, and a significant figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes was the descendant of enslaved African American women and white slave owners in Kentucky.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thesis Statement: Langston Hughes was an important poet who used African American culture as the center of his writing and influenced others who followed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hughes uses poetry to convey the messages of equality, racial justice, and democracy. He celebrates the history, folkways, and real lives of his people. His poems are highly subjective, impassioned, and refreshingly powerful. They portray the dignity, resilience, struggle, and soulfulness of his people.