THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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He wanted African Americans to feel proud of their culture and history.
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He knew Langston Hughes.
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He wanted to write to match his son’s paintings.
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He was very religious.
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Detailed explanation-1: -It wasn’t until Myers read the book Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin, which takes place in Harlem and focuses on African American characters, that he was inspired to start writing stories based on his own experiences growing up.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Harlem” describes the American Dream, because of the unfavorable environment to which African Americans were exposed to making it hard for them to achieve their goals. Hughes criticizes the mistreatment of the Black community by Whites through his writing.
Detailed explanation-3: -”Harlem” by Langston Hughes Theme The poem exemplifies the negative effects that oppressive racism had on African-Americans at the time. These negative effects include being weighed down by shattered dreams as well as by violence. Another theme is injustice.
Detailed explanation-4: -The title, “Harlem, ” places the poem in this historically black and immigrant neighborhood in New York City, while the “dream” could be any dream that those in Harlem have had: a dream for a better life, for opportunity, for equality-most broadly, for access to the American Dream itself.