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The Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes And Claude Mckay

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The Harlem Renaissance was a memorable period in history for African American authors today. Those men and women who stepped out of the mold that had been set for them, and spoke about the racism at hand, allowed for others after them to obtain that equivalent courage. Two men during this time made an impact on the African American society, Langston Hughes and Claude McKay.
Claude McKay was a Jamaican who not only impacted the African Americans during this time but also the Africans and West Indians. His views on racism steamed from Jamaica. They originated from his belief that racism was joined at the hip with capitalism. (925) A good example of McKay’s work demonstrating his racism views is his poem, The Lynching. In this poem on page 927,
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