Katelyn Aguinaga

5.15.18

The Harlem Renaissance reflected the lives and celebrated the culture of
African-Americans by expressing the themes of “pride” and “community”. Langston Hughes said
“I would rather have a kitchenette [small apartment] in Harlem than a mansion in Westchester
[suburbs of New York City]. He took ​pride​​ in where he lives because he was happy there and
could freely express himself and his pride. In a painting titled “Midsummer Night in Harlem” it
shows colored families outside in their neighborhood, laughing, playing music, interacting. This
shows them forming a ​community​​ within them and their culture. Therefore, themes of “pride”
and “community” expressing the reflection and celebration of the African-American culture
during the Harlem Renaissance.