The narrator of Langston Hughes's "Weary Blues" is describing__________________?
Correct answer: D. Blues being played in a Harlem bar.African-Americans
- A. Negro spirituals being sung in the cotton fields.
- B. The call and response of an African American church congregation.
- C. African American toasting on a city street corner.
- D. Blues being played in a Harlem bar.African-Americans
Explanation
The narrator hears a blues pianist singing on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, creating the setting of an urban bar or club performance. Spirituals and church call-and-response belong to different African American musical traditions.
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