African American Lit

The Oral Traditions of African American Literature is a subject frequently debated and dicussed by literary subjects. In order to properly understand the importance that Oral Tradition had on African Americans you try must understand why such tactics were used and were they can from. When Africans were taken from they country and forced to come to America as slaves they brought with them there culture, languages and customs. African Americans were forced to find …

…for African Americans. Hurston contradicted herself in an article in 1943 when she wrote “the Jim Crow system works,” (999, Hurston), with this quote in mind I believe that her views may challenge the views of Hughes in that instead of trying to get over the mountain like Hughes said, she might feel more comfortable with having things stay he way they are now. These opinions are coincided with my own readings of each of there material.