Question 7 of 10
2 Points
Who was a famous poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
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A. Duke Ellington
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B. Marcus Garvey
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C. Langston Hughes
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D. W. E. B. Du Bois
C. Renaissance poets such as Langston Hughes, Claude McKay, and Georgia Douglas Johnson explored the beauty and pain of black life and sought to define themselves and their community outside of white stereotypes.
The renaissance began around 1919 and lasted until approximately 1940. Paul Dunbar, who died in 1904, was a black poet who most Harlem Renaissance poets claim as their inspiration.
