According to Langston Hughes in "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain, what is the "mountain standing in the way of any true Negro art in America"?
According to Langston Hughes in his essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," the "mountain" standing in the way of any true Negro art in America is the pressure for African American artists to conform to European artistic standards and reject their own cultural heritage. Hughes argues that there is a belief that an artist should strive to create art that is universal and separate from one's race or identity.
To find out more about Hughes's perspective on this matter and his essay, "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," you can read the essay itself. It is a part of Hughes's collection of essays titled "The Nation" published in 1926. You can search for the essay online or find it in the printed collection. By reading the essay directly, you will gain a deeper understanding of Hughes's arguments and the context in which he wrote them.