were finally able to rejoice and freely show their talents. This was an epic eruption in the culture, society, and art of black americans. Many intelligent successful authors were found during the Harlem Renaissance, among these writers were Langston Hughes, Wallace Thurman, and Zora Neal Hurston. The harlem renaissance brought along many changes in how whites viewed blacks. The image of a stereotypical
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Sacco and Vanzetti, and the conviction in Scottsboro, Alabama. During the Harlem Renaissance many famous writers such as Paul Dunbar, and Langston Hughes wrote about what african americans experienced during this time. An influential poem written by Paul Dunbar during the Harlem Renaissance is We Wear the Mask, which talks about disguising our feelings. Langston Hughes also wrote influential poems such as I, Too and Song for a Dark Girl . There were many important things that happened during the Harlem
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Mrs. Rodriguez was grocery shopping at the local market,and when exiting she saw a beaten and scrappy looking boy, Adam on the curb and helped him look presentable, Like Mrs. Jones. In “Thank you Ma’am” Rodger, the main character, tried to steal Mrs. Jones purse, When she was walking, she caught Rodger and told him that he needs to be respectful, and that he needs to wash his face. In the story, the author and main character create the theme that people need to be respectful and look presentable
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stereotypes, lastly was a silent march by thousands of people down fifth avenue protesting the racial inequalities. As the arts started booming more and more blacks began to release their work and started becoming famous such as blues and jazz writer Langston Hughes, poem writer Claude Mckay, and playwright Jean Toomer. These Famous artists brought the negro community together for one cause, to stop racial inequalities. The songs, poems, and plays were all messages to support their cause. Alain Locke began
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Josephine Baker Freda Josephine McDonald, more commanly known as Josephine Baker, was an African American dancer, comedian, entertainer, activist, World War II fighter, and fashion icon who ended up changing history by defying the social laws that prohibited blacks and women at the time. Josephine spent her early childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, born to a mother who was a washerwoman, and a father who abandoned her. Her family was so poor that she was forced to abandon school from ages 8-10,
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Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer, she became very popular in France during the 1920s. Another thing that she did was devoted much of her life to fighting racism and equality. She was born on June 3, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her name was Freda Josephine McDonald, later changer her name to just Josephine Baker. Her mother was Carrie McDonald, She was a washerwoman, but she had dreams of becoming a music-hall dancer. Her father was Eddie Carson. He was a vaudeville drummer. Shortly after
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What happens to a dream deferred? Most of us have dreams about the future. Some dream of having a good job, some of having a family, and some just want to live in peace and happiness. To achieve our dreams is also a goal probably all of us have, because no one wants to spend their life running up and down and not achieving anything. In this story we meet the Youngers, an African-American family living in a small apartment on Chicago’s south side. This family dreams of having a fair and a happy life
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Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902 in Joplin Missouri where at a young age his parents divorced. This resulted in him being raised by his grandmother until the age of thirteen when he moved to Lincoln, Illinois to live with his mother. Hughes attended Columbia University in New York City where he acquired various jobs such as a assistant cook, launderer and a busboy. In November 1926 his first poetry book, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. Knopf, then four years later his first novel
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writers told the facts of black Americans. If it were not for brilliant black writers such as Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Jessie Faucet, the rest of America would probably not be as open to African American literature as they are today. If Langston Hughes and Paul
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? . . . Or does it explode? These lines are taken from the poem “Harlem” by African-American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1951, the poem asks what happens when people cannot achieve their dreams because of racial prejudice. More recently, it inspired the title of a 1995 report on high school dropouts by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)—Dreams Deferred: High School Dropouts in the United States. The report uses some
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