HARLEM RENAISSANCE

The Rebirth

The Harlem Renaissance is the Rebirth of Harlem in the 1920’s. It was a time for entertainment, music, poetry and dancing.

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Langston Hughes

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Langston Hughes was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1902.

Hughes started writing poems at an early age expressing his feelings he had towards the world.

Langston Hughes is famous because he was a well known poet in New York City, predominately Harlem.

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Langston Hughes’ life and work he did was enormously important in shaping artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance.

People of Harlem and all over the United States related to Langston because he told stories of people in ways that reflected their culture.

Langston Hughes passed away in 1966 because of complications of prostate cancer.

“Dreams”

Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a

broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to

dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren

field Frozen with snow.

Poetic Devices

Device from the poem: Rhyme Line from the Poem: “For if dreams

die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

This is a rhyme because the words fly and die rhyme.

More Poetic Devices

Device from the poem: Symbolism Line from the poem: “Life is a barren

field frozen with snow.” This is symbolism because it

symbolizes if you don’t have dreams, the world is a much harder place and in the end… you’re left cold and alone in life.

More Info About the Ren. Another key topic during the Harlem

Renaissance in the 1920’s was the invasion of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the United States.

The KKK is a white supremacist group that targets groups such as Jews, Blacks and any groups that is not the same as the Klan members.

The Klan