Langston Hughes Contribution To The American Voice

The American Voice is the art and literature which help’s continue to evolve and shape America. There are hundreds of authors and artists who have contributed their own works and unique styles to the American Voice. Langston Hughes contributed to the American Voice by setting the precedent for African American civil rights works and helped launch the Harlem Renaissance into full effect. Throughout the history of the Untied States there have been events which shaped this country; for example, the Harlem Renaissance and the short era of the counterculture are two events which helped progress the differing arts that have been created. Langston Hughes used the many experiences of his life and the world around him to mold himself into the writer
That popularity helped Hughes be “uncommonly generous to young talent: writers benefited from his encouragement and connections.” (Anderson 4) He would help each and every one of those he mentored in a different way. He also tried to rediscover the American Dream for African-Americans as he believed it was “bruised and often made a travesty for Negroes and other underdogs. (Presley 5) However the American Dream was an “unattainable goal which often became a nightmare, but there is always hope of the fulfilled even in the darkest moments” (Presley 5) and light will always find a way to get through the dark.
Hughes’ writings generally focused on African-Americans and the opportunities that they deserved to have. In “Let America be America Again”, Hughes believes “there’s never been equality for me, nor freedom in this homeland of the free” (Hughes 14-15) and if he did not do anything to try and change that then he failed the goal that he set. America as a country was created on the basis that all men shall be equal, however African-Americans did not share that right. In the same poem, Hughes said that he wanted for the people to “Let America be America again / Let it be the dream it used to be.” (Hughes