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Welcome to our Literature class, |
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today we will focus on Langston Hughes and his writing styles. |
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The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s gave birth to many powerful African-American literary works. |
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Langston Hughes was one of them, who created many potent pieces of poetry. |
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Hughes' writing style could be seen as a stray from the norm as it does not fit the mold of what was previously considered fine poetical work. |
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In many ways, the uniqueness of Hughes's writing style made his compositions not only effective as poetry themselves, |
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but also as a powerful ally in the struggle for African-American social equality. |
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