The excerpt below was written by langston hughes in 1926.

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.

based on the excerpt, what advice would langston hughes have given to young african
americans during the harlem renaissance?

a. he would have challenged them to further their literary training.

b. he would have encouraged them to celebrate their racial identity.

c. he would have suggested that they shape a tradition of passive resistance.

d. he would have recommended that they promote a tradition of racial tolerance.