Origin:
The author of these two poems is Langston Hughes. Hughes was born in 1902 and died in 1967 (Wikipedia, 2018). He was American poet, social activist, and novelist. He was from Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the people to start the innovation of jazz poetry. He was also known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York (Wikipedia, 2018). His grandmothers were both African American slaves and his grandfathers were both white slave owners (Wikipedia, 2018). These two poems in the Montage of a Dream Deferred were written in 1951. They were presented in a book in poem format.
Use at the time it was created:
This was intended to show African Americans were not being allowed to be a part of the dream even though slavery ended a while ago and they just help right in the war. That the black Americans were still not seen equal to the public even though slavery ended a century ago. That they want to live the …show more content…
This makes sense the poem is about how the African Americans were returning home from the war and they wanted to live the American Dream like the white people were. That this was the time the American Dream was a huge deal. This all makes sense in historical context since there were still a lot of judging and racism going on during this time and would be why they were being denied their way of living of the American Dream. This source represents and innovation to let the African Americans voice be heard through these poems in jazz beat. It was a way to get African Americans know and to get their point out there. I feel all the questions are being answered in these poems of what they were trying to do. I feel I could do more research on how African Americans used Jazz to get know and put their feelings out there. Everything in this seems to be good and not out of place. It is telling a story on how he feels that his community is going
The author of these two poems is Langston Hughes. Hughes was born in 1902 and died in 1967 (Wikipedia, 2018). He was American poet, social activist, and novelist. He was from Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the people to start the innovation of jazz poetry. He was also known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York (Wikipedia, 2018). His grandmothers were both African American slaves and his grandfathers were both white slave owners (Wikipedia, 2018). These two poems in the Montage of a Dream Deferred were written in 1951. They were presented in a book in poem format.
Use at the time it was created:
This was intended to show African Americans were not being allowed to be a part of the dream even though slavery ended a while ago and they just help right in the war. That the black Americans were still not seen equal to the public even though slavery ended a century ago. That they want to live the …show more content…
This makes sense the poem is about how the African Americans were returning home from the war and they wanted to live the American Dream like the white people were. That this was the time the American Dream was a huge deal. This all makes sense in historical context since there were still a lot of judging and racism going on during this time and would be why they were being denied their way of living of the American Dream. This source represents and innovation to let the African Americans voice be heard through these poems in jazz beat. It was a way to get African Americans know and to get their point out there. I feel all the questions are being answered in these poems of what they were trying to do. I feel I could do more research on how African Americans used Jazz to get know and put their feelings out there. Everything in this seems to be good and not out of place. It is telling a story on how he feels that his community is going