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What do you associate with the places Hughes describes in “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?

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As he was writing the poem, he symbolized the rivers he went to with the history and legacy of the Negro. Euphrates River represents the dawn of civilization, Congo -the region where the largest number of blacks were sold as slaves, Nile - importance of the ancient African civilizations, Mississippi - slavery and freedom.

All these mentioned rivers are significant in the history of the African Americans
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