Langston Hughes' Role in the Harlem Renaissance? Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was born in Joplin, Missouri and educated at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. ... The short story "Thank You Ma am- and the poem "Mother to Son-, both by Langston Hughes are similar yet differ in many ways. ... In this poem, Langston Hughes uses the imagery and symbolism of rivers as an expression of the oneness between the soul and the earth. ... Rampersad, Arnold, The Life of Langston Hughes, Oxford University Press, Volume 1, 1902-1941 In conclusion, I found it clear to see that the literary works of La...

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Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. ... For Hughes, this was the perfect opportunity to establish his poems. ... Evidence of Hughes' youth comes from the very focus of the poem: the interracial couples. ... This poem shows the growing bitterness in Hughes' life. ... The universal theme of racism and race relations defined all the important work of Langston Hughes....

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(from Langston Hughes, The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain.") ... In a letter that Aaron Douglas wrote to Langston Huges he described the feeling that he felt towards the Renaissance he wrote, "Let's bare our arms and plunge them deep through laughter, through pain, through sorrow, through hope, through disappointment, into the very depths of the souls of our people and drag forth material crude, rough, neglected. ... Langston Hughes once said "The ordinary Negro hasn't heard of the Negro Renaissance. ... Writers were able to deliver a more subtle, and more effective, message by...

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One writer that is widely popular is Langston Hughes. Hughes wrote literary types of writing like poetry, plays, short stories, and novels. ... Another writer of the time that wrote poems about black experience was Countee Cullen. ... Although, there were controversy between the white publishers and the audience, there were writers like Hughes that supported the idea and said "artists intended to express themselves freely, no matter what the black public or white public thought." ...

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The Harlem Renaissance was a very important African-American cultural and social movement during the early twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that African-American artists and authors were taken seriously by American society. During the Harlem Renaissance, African-Americ...

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