And this is the way I look at the poems and short stories like Langston Hughes or Zara Neal Hurston wrote. ... The literary roots can be traced by writers like Charles W. ... So important names like Jean Toomer, Claude McKay or Rudolph Fisher were missing in the list of editors. ... Where is the point that stories like "The Wedding Day" by Gwendolyn Bennett or "The Elevator Boy" by Langston Hughes are conservative? ... They have got a soul, they have got feelings and they are proud to be the way they are, and they really would like to live their lives in peace. ...

• Word Count: 4309
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School