One of the most promising of the young Negro poets said to me once, "I want to be a poet-- not a Negro poet" And I was sorry the young man said that, for no great poet
has ever been afraid of being himself. And I doubted then that with his desire to run
away spiritually from his race, this boy would ever be a great poet
Source: Public Domain! The Nation
Based on the excerpt, what advice would Langston Hughes have given to young African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?
He would have challenged them to further their literary training
He would have encouraged them to celebrate their racial identity
He would have suggested that they shape a tradition of passive resistance,
He would have recommended that they promote a tradition of racial tolerance