A leader of the Black arts movement, Baraka's numerous plays, poems, and essays inspired a generation of black folks to stand up because it was nation time (black Nation). ... While there he nurtured his writing skills by having a large involvement in the school newspaper. ... He kept journal to keep track of his thoughts and practice his writing skills. ... Baraka commented on the books in a interview with Kimberly Benston, published in Boundary 2: "I was really writing defensively. ... His ten year period of shedding his white world that he was once so deeply ingrained in, he began ...

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Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... Hughes" astonishing writing talents couldn't be extinguished by the forces of anyone. ... Attending an all white school was an important step in Hughes" psychological development. ...

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