Introduction Langston Hughes was a vital part of African American society in the twentieth century He was a member of the Harlem Renaissance and a well known writer whose works impacted the lives of many Langston Hughes published several works childrens books and newspaper columns Langston Hughes incorporated the metaphor of blues and jazz in his poems to portray African American life He uses these genres in his poems The Weary Blues Lenox Avenue Midnight and Dream Boogie to explore the main th
How can the voice of one individual represent or engulf the many hidden voices of a repressed people Langston Hughes a prominent figure in American literature captures at best both the pride and plight of the African American people at the turn of the twentieth century He had written hundreds of literary pieces by the time of his death in May 1967 a few of those pieces were The Big Sea 1940 I Wonder as I Wander 1956 The Weary Blues 1926 and The Negro Speaks of Rivers 1921 One of his most famous