1- In "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston argues that the reminder that she is "the granddaughter of slaves... fails to register depression with me. Slavery is sixty years in the past." To what extent does this sentiment seem to pervade Black literature of the Harlem Renaissance?

From the text “Harlem Renaissance” “Characteristic Of Negro Expression” “Colored Me” answer the following questions: 1- In "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston argues that the reminder that she is "the granddaughter of slaves... fails to register depression with me. Slavery is sixty years in the past." To what extent does this sentiment seem to pervade Black literature of the Harlem Renaissance? 2- How might a study of Hurston's "Characteristics of Negro Expression" provide information about the speech acts of college students, the academic community, or other isolated discourse communities? 3- Read Hughes' poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "Mother to Son." Describe these two poems and how they're exceptionally specific to African American life. What is the relationship between African Americans and the rivers Hughes speaks of? Provide your literal interpretation of these poems and be sure to speak from a conscious historical and current platform.