African American Lit

Hughes/McKay/Cullen Poems

 Here are the poems by Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Countee Cullen, to familiarize  with?

Hughes (pgs. 1288-1290/”Mother to Son,””I, Too”)

McKay (pgs. 1003-1006/”If We Must Die”)

Cullen (pgs. 1339-1340/”Incident”)

  Think about the possible recurring themes in all of them. What kinds of issues are these poems addressing? Do you find the poems time-specific or timeless? Why? 5-7 paragraphs