Langston Hughes contributed to the era by bringing the rhythm of jazz, he was a very important writer and everyone liked him. he wrote poems about life and came into the audiences heart everytime he said his poems. he was very influencial in many ways, to me it was his lyrics in it that influenced me that blacks arent just blacks we're just like whites. we're all human but when he contributed to the harlem ranaisance he was like a teacher and father to blacks. he changed many lives and peoples thoughts on blacks