Question

Which fact would best help a reader understand the historical context of Langston Hughes's poetry?

Answer 1

Langston Hughes wrote this poem on the backdrop of the great depression. The great depression was a worldwide phenomenon in the 1930’s beginning in the United States and spreading all over the world.

It affected both the rich and the poor country, and there was economic scarcity as the Gross domestic product fell by almost 15% across the globe. This is one of the historical contexts that the poet tried to depict in his poem Harlem.