by Langston Hughes

Drop Me Off in Harlem
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is likely the setting of "Thank You, M’am," and it is also the place Hughes considered to be his home. Read the biography of Langston Hughes and learn about his involvement in the Harlem Renaissance. Write a few paragraphs telling how the poet’s love of this neighborhood and its people comes through in "Thank You, M’am."