Langston Hughes and the Civil Rights Movement.
Date Submitted: 01/05/2002 19:28:18
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 6 pages (1739 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 6 pages (1739 words)
During the early 1930s many black writers begin to produce works that helped to shape and define the Civil Rights movement. Among them was Langston Hughes whose poems and writing contributed directly to the rhetoric of the day and inspired many African-Americans, both in and out of the Civil Rights movement. Much of this grew out of what was called the Harlem Renaissance, which emerged during turbulent times for the world, the United States, and …
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