Harlem+Renaissance

= Harlem Renaissance: = = Langston Hughes Selected Poems =


 * - The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement providing artistic and literary outlets for young African-Americans to express themselves, their culture, and their thoughts about the American identity. These authors, poets, and artists provided a contemporary means for other blacks to analyze their current situations and strive for civil rights and other issues of social equity. It also helped to promote and spread the emerging black nationalism and black pride movements.**

[|Langston Hughes Selected Poems]
- You can use the following site to help you complete your Langston Hughes poetry analysis. The assignment and copies of the poems can be downloaded below.