6.1 Evaluate Art From The Harlem Renaissance Democ

6.1 Evaluate Art from the Harlem RenaissanceDemocracy: Democracy will not comeToday, this yearNor everThrough compromise and fear.I have as much right As the other fellow hasTo standOn my two feet And own the land.I tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course.Tomorrow is another day.I do not need my freedom when I'm dead.I cannot live on tomorrow's bread.FreedomIs a strong seedPlantedIn a great need.I live here, too.I want freedomThe poem by Langston Hughes captures the objectives of the Harlem Renaissance in terms of urging African-Americans to protest and demand for racial equality and freedom. The fact that a black man and a white man have all rights means that all races should enjoy equal privileges. African-Americans should stop compromising their freedom and seek for a wider space where they express themselves and make the African-American voice louder. Just as white people own land and enjoy certain privileges that African-Americans cannot access, should black people be able to access in a free democratic space. The most evident themes in the poem focus on freedom, racial equality, and property ownership. The fact that African-Americans call the United