What is one reason that Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes had such differing perspectives about the American identity?

A.) They belong to different races.

B.) They are of different genders.

C.) Whitman was a poet, whereas Hughes was an essayist.

D.) Hughes was a poet, whereas Whitman was an essayist.

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A. Both were poets, although Whitman was also an essayist. Whitman was white while Hughes was black.

What is one reason that Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes had such differing perspectives about the American identity?A.) They belong to different races.B.) They are of different genders.C.) Whitman was a poet, whereas Hughes was an essayist.D.) Hughes was a poet, whereas Whitman was an essayist.