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    negro artist to be themselves and express individuality. He preaches this message because he believes the negro artist should be confident and not have to question who they are or what they represent. Hughes wrote in the 1920’s which was the Harlem Renaissance‚ so in a time in which African American art was becoming popular I believe this is an important message. “One of the most promising of the young Negro poets said to me once‚ I want to be a poet--not a Negro poet‚ meaning‚ I believe‚ I want to

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    On February 1‚ 1902‚ the author James Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri. He was an accomplished African American poet‚ novelist‚ columnist‚ playwright‚ memoirist‚ and author of short stories. During this time period in the United States‚ African Americans were not treated equally and segregated based on race. When Hughes and his mother moved to Topeka‚ Kansas‚ Langston attended an all-white school near his house instead of an all-black school that was a distance away (Jerison). Langston

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    Rivers‚ appeared in Brownie’s Book. (“Langston Hughes Biography” 1) - When Langston returned to his beloved Harlem later that year he accepted a job with Dr. Carter G. Woodson‚ editor of the Journal of Negro Life and History and founder of Black History Week in 1926. (“Langston Hughes Biography” 1) -Returning to live in Harlem in 1924 during a period often referred to as the ’Harlem Renaissance’ greatly affected his writing. He spent most of his time in blues and jazz clubs increased even further.

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    Langston Hughes was a poet whose poems helped many African Americans. Hughes had achieved fame‚ was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance‚ has written over 50 poems‚ and had a tragic death. He had a long life and wanted to help his fellow African Americans with their life struggles. Hughes achieved fame and endurance as a poet

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    anger of its subject race. McKay moved to Harlem‚ New York in 1914‚ during a very discriminating time. His first American poem appeared in 1917. Of all the Renaissance writers‚ he was one of the first to express the spirit of the New Negro. By 1921‚ McKay had become the associate editor of a magazine called‚ The Liberator‚ a socialist magazine of art and literature. In 1922‚ Harcourt‚ Brace and Company published a collection of seven poems called‚ Harlem Shadows. This made him receive the status

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    social activist‚ novelist‚ playwright‚ and c olumnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new liter ary art form called jazz poetry. Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue"‚ which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue". THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS • I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than theflo w of human blood in human veins. • My soul has grown deep

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    Before I explain my take on what "identity" means in Langston Hughes works‚ a man who happened to be one of the most recognizable names in African- American literature‚ I briefly would like to mention about him to help elucidate his background‚ and his style of writing. Langston Hughes was born in the early 1900s‚ in a deeply segregated place call joplin‚ Missouri - once a southern confederate state. After moving around many states with his parents (since they couldn’t land a job)‚ he decided

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    Cited: Alexander‚ Margaret Walker. "My Idol Was Langston Hughes: The Poet‚ the Renaissance‚ and Their Enduring Influence." Southern Cultures 16.2 (2010) : 53-71. Academic Search Premier. Web. 18 Apr. 2013. Hughes‚ Langston. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." The Norton Introduction to Literature. Eds. Jerome Beaty et al. 8th ed. New York:

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    experienced discrimination first hand in school when his grandmother sent him to an all white school. The poem was written 1926 just years before the civil rights movement began. Being written in this time means it was written during the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was the start to popular jazz and african american literature. The poem is very intriguing because it has a sense of hope for the future and the change that needed to happen. In the first stanza‚ Hughes says “I‚ too‚ sing America

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    Langston Hughes was considered one of the principal and prominent voices of Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s and 1930s. His poetry encompasses heterogeneity of subject matters and motifs concerning working African-Americans who were excluded and deprived of power. His choice of theme was accentuated and manifested through the convergence of African-American vernacular and blues forms. My attempt is to analyze the implications of the most significant poems by first introducing the author‚ examining

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