THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
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Zora Neale Hurston “What It Feels to Be Colored Me"Hurston performed for the tourists in her hometown because she
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felt she had to.
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enjoyed doing it.
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desperately needed the money.
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never got any attention at home.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hurston rejects the notion of being “tragically colored, ” which she explains as nurturing a sense of grievance or victimhood for historical wrongs. She contrasts herself with other African-Americans, who she says feel victimized by their oppression.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hurston, Zora Neale. “How it Feels to be Colored Me.” The World Tomorrow, vol. 11, no. 5, 05, 1928, pp.
Detailed explanation-3: -How It Feels to be Colored Me is an essay by Zora Neale Hurston published in the World Tomorrow on May 1928. In the essay she describes her first experience with racism. The purpose of the piece is to show self-confidents and pride in her identity.
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