The speakers represents the shift in mentality Africans Americans had during the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro Movement, by questioning the fundamentals of American democracy because everyone is not free essentially. They believe that they must fight for their freedom like W.E.B. DuBois advocated for, instead of wait for change to come like Booker T. Washington. The speaker believes that freedom from Jim Crow Laws and segregation will not come through “compromise and fear,” that is the way of the old negro, ex-slave.” The new “negro” symbolizes a person that is outspoken advocate against a white supremacist society. Hughes embodies the ideologies of the New Negro Movement’s need for social justice through the speaker having the courage to challenge the norms of society because they can be victims of violence from white
The speakers represents the shift in mentality Africans Americans had during the Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro Movement, by questioning the fundamentals of American democracy because everyone is not free essentially. They believe that they must fight for their freedom like W.E.B. DuBois advocated for, instead of wait for change to come like Booker T. Washington. The speaker believes that freedom from Jim Crow Laws and segregation will not come through “compromise and fear,” that is the way of the old negro, ex-slave.” The new “negro” symbolizes a person that is outspoken advocate against a white supremacist society. Hughes embodies the ideologies of the New Negro Movement’s need for social justice through the speaker having the courage to challenge the norms of society because they can be victims of violence from white