[00:00.20]Welcome to our Literature class,
[00:02.88]today we will focus on Langston Hughes and his writing styles.
[00:07.69]The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s gave birth to many powerful African-American literary works.
[00:16.00]Langston Hughes was one of them, who created many potent pieces of poetry.
[00:21.18]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.
[00:30.11]In many ways, the uniqueness of Hughes's writing style made his compositions not only effective as poetry themselves,
[00:38.45]but also as a powerful ally in the struggle for African-American social equality.
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