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1 MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL WRITER IN HARLEM RENAISSANCE
LANGSTON HUGHES MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL WRITER IN HARLEM RENAISSANCE

2 FIRST A-A TO MAKE LIVING SOLELY FROM WRITING
LANGSTON HUGHES FIRST A-A TO MAKE LIVING SOLELY FROM WRITING

3 WRITING GOALS Capture traditions of black culture in written form
Express pride in heritage Voice displeasure with oppression Produce blues poetry

4 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

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