Langston Hughes's 'I, Too, Sing America'

The Harlem Renaissance, which took place in Harlem, New York, was an African American cultural, social, and artistic movement, of the 1920s, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life. Many influential black voices arose during this time including, Claude McKay, James Weldon Johnson, and Countee Cullen, to name a few. However, one poet stood out above the rest, some even calling him the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance. His name was Langston Hughes, and unlike many other African American poets, he focused on everyday black people, ones who had not been to Harvard and those who had not heard of Bach. Hughes was unapologetically black, throughout a time when being black was viewed as demode, because to him black was beautiful. Although the early and middles late 20th century was rife with racial tensions, Hughes looked forward to black people being seen on the same level as their white counterparts. …show more content…
The poem, “I, Too, Sing America”, represents his dream of equality and the African- American’s dedication to his country, even though America did not view the black man and woman as a significant part of