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=﻿ ﻿Writing in the Harlem Reniassance =

Writing in the Harlem reniassance was a major factor because it proved negros were not just tools and showed that negros as a capable individual. Because of this the negros could benefit from this by selling their work and buying homes. The literature was from both negros and whites alike so two different kinds of poetry and literature. The negros became a contributing individual for this. Most of the literature was themed on pride and hope. Writing during this period affected the near future. The writing produced during this time period had inspired others to write like Langston Hughes. Writing in this period, as said before, was themed on pride and hope. This kind of writing involved a lot of racist remarks and power to turn that around. Not long afterward, those books became a reality. Black people from the south had immagrated to new york for this reason but were still disregarded some. This literature helped change that.

[] **Sorry! But on the URL that google said this photo was on, it wasn't.** =﻿Langston Hughes= Langston Hughes wrote about the black experience and wemen he saw struggling for survival. He was born on Febuarary, 1, 1902 in Joplin Missouri. After living in Kansas and with his father in Mexico he went to Columbia University for a year and then dropped out. For four years he worked odd jobs on board ships. In 1930 he published his first novel: //Not Without Laughter//. He graduated from college just as the great depression hit. His books had shown what life was like in Harlem, for some people it was very harsh. When he left for the soviet union in 1932, he was assisted in making a film and wrote some short stories like, //The Ways of the White Folk//, that reflected growing anger. He started making many plays like: //Mullato//, a tragedy about interbreeding among races. He later wrote radio scripts for the U.S. in world war 2. He wrote many novels through the 1950's - 1960's and died on May, 22, 1967.

**Merry-Go-Round ** "//Colored child at carnival://  Where is the Jim Crow section   On this merry-go-round,   Mister, Cause I want to ride?   Down South where I come from   White and colored   Can't sit side by side.   Down South on the train There's a Jim Crow Car. On the bus we're putin the back-- But there ain't no back To a merry-go-round! Where's the horse For a kid that's black? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">//Langston Hughes// (Garraty 872)

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