., when he accidentally left three of his poems next to the plate of Vachel Lindsay, an American poet. ... Hughes was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance because he was one of the most talented and famous black writers in his time. ... Many African-Americans got famous during this time and more people in the United States and the world got to see another side of African- Americans which had never been seen before. ... He wrote numerous protest poems in which he used irony to get his points across to the reader. ... Hughes was an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance becaus...

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Langston Hughes a famous writer and poet, presented ideas in his works that helped to define his perception of the American dream. ... (The collected poems) His father was James Nathaniel Hughes, a man who studied law but was unable to take the examination for the bar because he was black. ... It was in Lincoln that Hughes wrote his first poem after being elected class poet by his fellow classmates. ... His first published poem was "The Negro Speaks of Rivers". This was also one of his most famous poems. ...

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One of her brilliant and arguably her most powerful poems was that entitled "White things". In this poem she expresses that the world is made up of colors such as the earth, sky, and sea. ... One of her most famous poems was "the black finger". in this poem she expresses that African Americans are beautiful people. ... His poem "if we must die" was published in 1919 and was one of the very first poems initiating the tone, subject, and matter of the literary movement. As the poem suggests, believed that it was the poets duty to politically inform the people. ...

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Langston Hughes Langston Hughes was famous for his poetry, which helped to fuel the civil rights movement. ... His poems "I, Too" and "Dinner Guest: Me" talk of how he and his people are this spirit. Hughes Black American roots and his sense of racial equality was what fueled most, if not all, of his poems. ... His poems tend to be about social injustice save but a few. ... His poems inspired a great deal of people and his poetry is still a big influence in modern day society....

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Continuing to write poetry, his first published poem was also one of his most famous, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." ... Since the time when he wrote the poem blacks were still segregated, it is about segregation. The poem is about a dream that he saw a million black faces, such as his own. ... In the poem Parade, Hughes writes about how there is a parade going to happen involving black people. ... Hughes writes some good poems, but parts of them do not make sense in my mind. ...

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This is a figurative idea, meaning that they will be ashamed they made him eat in the kitchen when he becomes famous and well-liked by others, or that he too is just like them, an American. ... The poem describes that he has battled many things to become who he is. ... This poem relates to the poem "I, Too" just without human interaction. The difference between the two poems is "I, Too" focuses on a specific conflict, whereas this poem is broad in its meaning of conflict and it can be depicted in a few different ways. ... The poems and stories he wrote are easily understoo...

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A famous club known for showcasing black-talent was the "Cotton Club". ... Hayden's most famous painting depicted life in the streets of Harlem. ... Many famous sculptures were produced during the Harlem Renaissance. Augusta Savage was a famous sculptor during this New Negro Movement. Her most famous sculpture was "The Harp". ...

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Many famous people began their writing and gained recognition during that time. ... Many of his poems are children's poems. ... He did not only write poetry, but that is what made him famous. ... This is a positive poem. ... In his poem "I, Too sing America" one of his most powerful and best-known poems, Hughes talked about the racial issues in America. ...

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(Goetz 780) Cullen's biological mother never tried to contact him until he became famous in the 1920's.while in school he won a citywide poetry contest and then saw his stanzas widely reprinted. ... (Cayne 210) When Cullen finally graduated from New York University in1925 his first collections of poems, COLOR, was published. ... This book also included "Heritage" which was one of his most famous poems. ... During this time he was able to produce a novel, One Way to Heaven, which was produced in 1932 and two years later there was The Medea and several other poems. ... This is poem t...

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His first poem was about his eight teachers and his class. This was the longest poem he has ever written. ... At his high school, he wrote poems for their newspaper the Belfry Owl. Langston tried to write his poems like Carl Sandburg. ... He became and is still recognized as a famous American Poet. ...

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Six months after his first poem appeared in the juvenile organ of the NAACP, he placed "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in its official journal the Crisis. ... The few poems that he published at this time were frequently a reflection of his travels. ... "The Weary Blues" was Hughes first and maybe most famous piece which benefited form his use of the blues and spirituals. ... The best poems in The Weary Blues group themselves around the themes of pride and protest. ... The poems of pride, such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "My People," "I, Too," and "Mother to Son," are as moving today as when ...

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They would recite their poems in the form of straight reading or they would be sung in the form jazz. ... A famous Jamaican poet, Claude McKay wrote of the black ghettos in the 20's and expressed the lack of acceptance in America. ... The most famous of those was Langston Hughes. ...

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Hughes began writing in high school, and even at this early age was developing the voice that made him famous. ... On his way to Mexico on the train, while thinking about his past and his future, Hughes wrote the famous poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." ... The character became famous and later figured in many of Hughes's short stories. ...

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There was a famous renaissance in Europe during the transition from medieval times to modern times that is still taught today. ... With this medal, he joined the ranks of famous African-Americans who spoke out or showed that racism was wrong such as Dr. ...

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She explains that Paris was a city "which they felt would provide creative stimuli due both the cities' intrinsic characters and to their famous residents" (72). ... Green spoke highly of Hughes' ability to write a poem like "I've Known Rivers" in as little time as fifteen minutes and discusses the themes and structures of many of his poems. ...

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After the fire, the editorial staff decided not to work on an other edition and all of the famous writer and painter went their own way. ... And this is the way I look at the poems and short stories like Langston Hughes or Zara Neal Hurston wrote. ... But there is no clear evidence that the Harlem Renaissance started exactly at this time because there are scholars who see a poem by W.E.B. ... And I think the creativity of writing a poem, story or musical comes exactly from this state of mind. ... Another point we should consider is the fact that there were not only black writers in Harlem, Car...

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Poets like Langston Hughes and Claude McKay created poems that spoke of racial discrimination of black people which put a new perspective on racism to the general population. ... Claude McKay illustrates the struggle of black people in a very racist environment in his poem "Enslaved," "Oh when I think of my long-suffering race, for weary centuries despised, oppressed, enslaved and lynched, denied a human place in the great life line of the Christian West; and in the Black Land disinherited, robbed in the ancient country of its birth, my heart grows sick with hate, becomes as lea...

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