But this is the mountain standing in the way of any true negro art in america—this urge within the race toward whiteness, the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of american standardization, and to be as little negro and as much american as possible. what was hughes's intended meaning in the statement? negro artists will be recognized when their art conforms to society. negro artists must create art only about their culture and ignore criticism. negro artists must gain recognition in any art form society will accept. negro artists will be accepted when their style is considered american.

She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. the spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. she did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. she had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. if the animal had died of ebola, this was not a clear case. she opened up the intestine. there was no blood inside it. the gut looked okay. then she examined the stomach. there she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine. this could be a sign of ebola, but it was not a clear sign. it could also be a sign of simian fever, not ebola. therefore, she could not confirm the presence of ebola virus in this animal based on a visual inspection of the internal organs during necropsy.