... and her story "Sweat" and essay titled "You Don't Know Us Negroes" showed how women were rebelling against their inequality and taking a firm stand on what they believed and wanted. The Harlem Renaissance took place in Manhattan, New York in the 1920's. The time period was a revival of art, ... one of "music and laughter" (Haskins, 24). His writing was often a clear example of African nationalism. Though there was much sadness and alienation, Langston Hughes was always able to show that African Americans were not only the force behind a huge creative movement but they were also a people ...

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