In "When the Negro was in Vogue," Hughes's tone toward the intellectuals of the movement is cynical. Option A is correct.
When the Negro was in Vogue was written by Langston Hughes. It provides a different view of the roaring twenties and revolves around one primary theme, being that it is human nature to use people for personal benefit and lose respect once a person gets whatever he or she may have wanted.
James Mercer Langston Hughes was best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in New York City. He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri.