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Harlem Renissance was a time period when the art and literary pieces of African Americans were recognized all over the counrty. The Harlem Renaissance was a time where the Harmon Foundation(A traveling museum of sorts) would display the works of popular African artists. Various publications such as The Voice and Oppurtunity displayed the literary works of african american authors.(Definition) The poem called I too Sing American by Langston Hughes relates to the Harlem Rennisance by showing the sruggles that afican americans went through and how they were sometimes treated. It tals about how the main character in the poem doesnt care what the white people think he was gonna do anyhting to be treated like he was just as equal to them. Even if it ment to do something that he has never done before like eating at the same table as them. (1 literary source)