Through these experiences, a new rhythm emerged in his writing, and a series of poems such as The Weary Blues were penned. ... At this time, Hughes's work was frequently published and his writing flourished. ... Hughes's poems, short plays, essays, and short stories began appearing in the NAACP publication Crisis Magazine and in Opportunity Magazine and other publications. One of Hughes' finest essays appeared in the Nation in 1926, entitled "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain". ... He wanted to tell the stories of his people without personalizing them, so the reader cou...

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• Grade Level: High School

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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• Grade Level: High School

He believed black men including himself should stick to farm work because "No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem" (450). ... Within these published essays, Du Bois goes on to describe the disjointed identity of being "a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second sight yield[ing] him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world" (534). ... " Du Bois sums this up by saying a black man sees "one's self through the eyes of o...

• Word Count: 1421
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School