MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL WRITER IN HARLEM RENAISSANCE LANGSTON HUGHES MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL WRITER IN HARLEM RENAISSANCE
FIRST A-A TO MAKE LIVING SOLELY FROM WRITING LANGSTON HUGHES FIRST A-A TO MAKE LIVING SOLELY FROM WRITING
WRITING GOALS Capture traditions of black culture in written form Express pride in heritage Voice displeasure with oppression Produce blues poetry
Challenges of Being “THE” Negro Poet Would he stereotype all blacks? Should he emphasize similarities or differences with whites? *Chose to focus on urban A-A life