Langston Hughes is one of the most important African-American poets in the 20^th century in America. “Harlem, ”Hughes＇ brief poem,introduces the theme of American dream that runs throughout Langston Hughes＇ s volume Montage of a Dream Deferred and throughout his Career as a poet. In the volume, Hughes concentrates on the conditions of Mrican-American black whose dreams have been limited, put off, or lost in Harlem after postAfrican-AmericanWorld War 11. Meanwhile, “Harlem” manages to evoke nearly a century of African-American history thro...
