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'Junior Addict' By Langston Hughes

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Being one of the most monumental African-American poets of all time, Langston Hughes drew his poetry inspirations and vivid thoughts from the time period he grew up in. Hughes was raised in the early 1920s, which was a very harsh time for African-Americans; colored people were seen as less superior and useless to mankind. “Junior Addict” is a poem written by Hughes that depicts a young African-American boy who is struggling to find light in the dark tunnels of Harlem, using drugs as his flashlight. Hughes brought attention that in Harlem, drugs were abused at a young age to reduce the stress and harsh treatment that African-Americans received. “The little boy who sticks a needle in his arm and seeks an out in other worldly dreams, who seeks
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