Question

read the excerpt from \the negro artist and the racial mountain.\
but, to my mind, it is the duty of the younger negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that old whispering \i want to be white,\ hidden in the aspirations of his people, to \why should i want to be white? i am a negro—and beautiful!\
in this excerpt, hughes is expressing the idea that

• younger artists are more artistically talented than their older counterparts.
• more experienced artists are not as truthful as younger artists.
• younger artists have a responsibility to show pride in their racial heritage.
• the creations of older artists do not advance the cause of equality.

Explanation:

The excerpt from Hughes' work emphasizes that younger Negro artists should use their art to shift the aspiration of wanting to be white to pride in being Negro. The option "younger artists have a responsibility to show pride in their racial heritage" aligns with this idea. The other options are incorrect: there's no comparison of talent between younger and older artists, no claim about the truthfulness of more experienced artists, and no statement about older artists' creations not advancing equality.

Answer:

younger artists have a responsibility to show pride in their racial heritage