“ There’s never been equality for me,/ Nor freedom in this ‘homeland for the free. ’” (Let America Be America again, Langston Hughes). One of the founding. fathers of African American poetry Langston Hughes, began his poetic career from a very young age. Being a free African American Hughes had the exposure to gather publicity from his art. Langston grew up in the segregated city of Joplin Missouri, and the sight of African Americans lack of equality angered him. Langston Hughes’s poetry was influenced by the racial tensions and the era of the Harlem Renaissance to create an impact on his poetry.
In the 1930’s, African Americans faced segregation regardless of whether free or not. Since Hughes lived in the South, he saw more racism,
In the 1930’s, African Americans faced segregation regardless of whether free or not. Since Hughes lived in the South, he saw more racism,