The Negro Artist And The Racial Mountain by Langston Hughes
A passionate plea for Black artists to reject the pressure to conform to white cultural standards and instead embrace their own heritage, language, and experiences as the source of authentic artistic expression; the essay criticizes internalized racism that values respectability over truth, celebrates vernacular forms like jazz and the blues, and argues that true creativity and social value come from art rooted in the realities of Black life rather than imitation of dominant styles.
- Published
- 1926
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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